taiyaki; fish-shaped pancake filled with sweet bean paste
A popular Japanese street food and snack; a fish-shaped waffle typically filled with anko (sweet red bean paste), though custard, chocolate, or other fillings are also common.
I bought and ate taiyaki at the festival.
Taiyaki sometimes contains custard or chocolate in addition to sweet bean paste.
Most common spelling; uses hiragana for たい and kanji for 焼き.
Kanji spelling for たい (sea bream); less common but still seen.
Katakana variant for たい; search-only form.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; search-only form.
From たい (sea bream) + 焼き (grilled/baked). The name comes from the fish shape of the mold, which is considered auspicious in Japan.