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Takoyaki on New Year’s Eve

Narita, Japan — March 2, 2014

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  1. Aunt Celeste says:

    If it’s fried it has to be good! And tako by any name is good. :-)

    Maybe it was because you mentioned having babies in your email, but I thought the stand had great colors and a wonderful character for a nursery!

  2. Obaachan says:

    This display is very inviting.
    I want to taste Takoyaki when I visit Japan.

On December 31st I had an 18-hour layover in Narita Japan, and went to Narita-San, the Narita Buddhist Temple. Thousands of people line up awaiting the bells which ring at midnight, and people enter the temple to receive blessings for the New Year. On the closed-to-traffic roadway to the temple, many stalls set up colorful places to eat. This one serves “Tako-Yaki” a goey fried (yaki) savory ball that includes bits of octopus (tako). Yum!


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