Food
たい焼き
A short easy Japanese food blog introducing taiyaki, its fish shape, and its most popular filling.
たい焼きを知っていますか？
Do you know taiyaki?
たい焼きは、日本で人気なお菓子です。
Taiyaki is a popular Japanese sweet.
魚の「鯛」の形をしています。
It is shaped like a sea bream (tai) fish.
いちばん人気の味は、あんこです。
The most popular filling is sweet red bean paste.
みなさんは、たい焼きを頭から食べますか。それとも、しっぽから食べますか？🤭
How about you? Do you eat taiyaki starting from the head, or from the tail?
「たい焼き」 comes from 「鯛」, meaning “sea bream,” and 「焼き」, meaning something grilled or baked. The sweet is named for its fish shape, not because it contains fish.
Today's Words
- たい焼きtaiyaki; a fish-shaped Japanese cake
- お菓子sweet; snack; confectionery
- 鯛sea bream
- 形shape; form
- あんこsweet red bean paste
What You Can Practice
- 「〜を知っていますか？」 means “Do you know ~?” and is a useful way to introduce a food, place, or idea.
- 「〜の形をしています」 means “it has the shape of ~” or “it is shaped like ~.”
- 「それとも」 presents another choice in a question. Here, it contrasts eating taiyaki from the head with eating it from the tail.