For some reason, I have been craving for the Japanese cuisine called Akashiyaki for the past few days. It looks like Takoyaki, but is actually quite different and unique cuisine from Akashi, Hyogo prefecture.
After searching for a Takoyaki shops in Namba that served Akashiyaki, my sister and I decided to go to "Dotonbori Takohachi Sohonten".
We ordered Akashiyaki, Takosen and beer from a stall at the entrance. Takosen is like a Takoyaki sandwich with Senbei (rice crackers), that is one of my favorites 😛
The staff handed us Takosen at the entrance and we went inside the shop to wait for Akashiyaki. I loved their Takosen so much! The Takoyaki inside was piping hot that you must be careful not to bite wildly! And the octopus, the star of Takoyaki, was large and amazing.
Then came the Akashiyaki!
We had the broth prepared in a pot and dipped the fluffy balls into the soup!
After we got full with Takosen and Akashiyaki, we were in the mood for Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) next, so we headed to Hozenji Yokocho, that has a traditional and relaxed atmosphere despite its location in the busy area.
I have lived in Osaka for 26 years, but this was my first visit to Hozenji Yokocho. Many of the Izakaya restaurants have a relaxed atmosphere that matches the mood of the streets. As we wanted to have Yakitori, we went through Hozenji Yokocho and entered an Izakaya restaurant called Yakitori Kuwadori, which was just around the corner.
We seated at the counter and ordered some Yakitori, grilled shiitake and eringi mushrooms!
Hehe...it was all so delicious that we almost melted. I loved the fresh texture of the green onions in the Negima skewer. The Tsukune (meat ball skewer) was also good with its crunchy texture.
It was a wonderful day, with everything that went into my mouth tasting amazingly good!
The area around Hozenji Yokocho and Dotonbori that I mentioned is within a 10-minute walk from Konjaku-So Dotonbori 🙂
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