noun
Akashi ware; Akashi pottery
Traditional pottery from Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture. Not to be confused with the food sense.
明石焼きの花瓶を買いました。
I bought an Akashi-ware vase.
noun
Akashiyaki; Akashi-style takoyaki
A local specialty of Akashi: small round dumplings made from egg-rich batter, typically dipped in dashi broth. Often compared to takoyaki but softer and eaten with broth.
明石焼きはだし汁につけて食べます。
Akashiyaki is eaten dipped in dashi broth.
Takoyaki is a similar ball-shaped snack but uses a wheat-flour-based batter and is typically served with sauce and mayonnaise, while akashiyaki uses more eggs and is dipped in dashi.
From 明石 (Akashi, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture) + 焼き (yaki, 'grilled' or 'fired'). The pottery sense refers to ware fired in the Akashi region; the food sense refers to a grilled dish originating there.