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According to street food history, which Japanese city is credited as the birthplace of takoyaki, the octopus-ball snack?
Answer
Osaka
A street vendor in Osaka created takoyaki in 1935, adapting an earlier Tokyo batter dish called monjayaki into the now-iconic octopus-filled balls.
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Japanese takoyaki octopus balls were invented in Osaka in 1935 by a street vendor who adapted an earlier monjayaki recipe from Tokyo.
Other options people guess
- Tokyo
- Kyoto
- Hiroshima
Topics
- japan
- street-food
- takoyaki
- osaka
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