Taiyaki
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Taiyaki (鯛焼き) literally fried sea bream, is a Japanese fish-shaped cake. The most common filling is a sweet azuki bean or ogura paste. Other common fillings are custard, chocolate, and cheese. Some shops even sell taiyaki with okonomiyaki or a sausage inside.
Taiyaki is made using taiyaki or regular pancake or waffle batter. The batter is poured into a fish-shaped mold for each side. The filling is then put on one side and the mold is closed. It is then cooked on both side until golden brown.
Taiyaki can be found all over Japan in a food court or especially at a matsuri (祭), or Japanese festival.
This is similar to obanyaki (大判焼き), which is a thick round cake also filled with sweet azuki bean paste or custard.
In Korea taiyaki is called bungeoppang.
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