Takoyaki

Walking to meet Kit and Eric in the west village I passed the takoyaki stand on 9th street. Two groups were huddled together outside around their plastic containers, one on the bench, the other a bit off to the side, fighting the cold. The first time I had takoyaki was in Tokyo. I had decided to spend my vacation in Japan, and tacked my two weeks onto the Thanksgiving break. I was in Harajuku, standing in whatever line I saw formed in front of any stand selling snacks. On a side street, kids were sitting on the sidewalk eating out of paper boxes. I stood in line, pointed, and found myself with a box warming my hands. I poked at the lightly browned balls with a bamboo skewer and had my first bite. I don't have takoyaki enough. Posted by eku at January 20, 2004 11:20 PM