Takoyaki- Japanese snack

Last weekend, one of my friends who lives in Foreign Language Student Residence invited me over to make a Japanese snack called takoyaki. So sweet! I accepted the invitation right away because takoyaki is my favorite food. My friend is staying will other BYU students who are learning to speak Japanese and apparently they are all interested in Japanese cuisine.

So you are probably wondering what takoyaki is. Takoyaki is a popular Japanese snack made from dough balls with octopus, pickled ginger and green onion inside. Takoyaki is usually crispy outside and gooey inside when served hot. Here is a picture to give you a better idea of how takoyaki look like.

I've never made takoyaki before so I was very excited. However, my excitement went away when I realized it was so hard to make those little balls. After pouring the batter into the hot pan, I was instructed to wait for the dough balls to form their shapes. Then when the balls were still soft, I had to use a stick to turn all the balls around so takoyaki can have the perfect rounded shape. And that was the hardest part. I have to be fast yet skillful at the same time. And as you can see, some of the takoyaki in the picture have weird shapes><

After making takoyaki with my friends, I realized I need to actually do things rather than observing. I always though that making takoyaki was not very hard. But in reality, it takes practice to make those octopus balls, I plan to cook more often and try to make a variety of different food from now on.