White Taiyaki (白い鯛焼き)
I don’t like conventional taiyaki — the azuki bean paste filled grilled confection in the form of a sea bream — but I like this very unusual white version. While moffle (waffle made with mochi, not batter) is popular in Japan now, this is made with mochi flour, not the usual wheat flour. Once grilled though, it is gooey and chewy like fu (wheat gluten) and hot mochi. I have to get some more, but it is only available in Kyoto two days a week at the Kyoto Central Wholesale Food Market.
Check out this video about the frustrating life of taiyaki in Japan in the 1970’s,
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