Thursday, September 17, 2009

Usukawataiyaki no 'Taikichi' (Taiyaki shop)


'Taiyaki' is a fish-shaped pancake stuffed with bean jam. This is a popular sweets in Japan. And Taiyaki is popular now. There is an opinion in Japan that a recession raise a Taiyaki boom. Because Taiyaki is model on a sea bream which brings people good fortune in Japan.
The mold of Taiyaki are 2 types the wild fish and the farmed fish. The wild fish is made only one from a mold and the famed fishs are made all together from a mold.

'Taikichi' is in the food court 2F Daiei Yokosuka. Taiyaki is just popular sweets so they used to be old unrefined sweets. But the Taikichi's Taiyaki are made warmth and polite. They seem make a modern style. The photo is not with bean jam but custard cream(140yen). They are good not only style but also taste.

Taikichi(Taiyaki shop)
The food court 2F Daiei Yokosuka
Open 10:00-21:00
tel 046-821-3921