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Takoyaki-style ball flipping

Also known as たこ焼き · street stall

Takoyaki-style ball flipping: photograph by Fumikas Sagisavas
Photo: Fumikas Sagisavas, CC0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Fill a hot iron plate of round moulds, then flip each batter ball with picks at the right moment to turn it golden.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Japan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

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