noun
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.
祭りでたい焼きを買って食べた。
I bought and ate taiyaki at the festival.
たい焼きはあんこ以外にもカスタードやチョコレートが入っていることがある。
Taiyaki sometimes contains custard or chocolate in addition to sweet bean paste.
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.