Itadakimasu: A Haiku for Takoyaki
Posted by horatio on Sunday Jun 3, 2012 Under humor, in the kitchen, poetry, recipes, theory“Itadakimasu”
welcome to our feast
give thanks, take thanks, we are one
creamy cosmic tang
I’m not sure how this all started, if there even is a beginning. There’s something about food, things from the earth and the sea and the air, that have a primordial element to them when mixed with fire. Or at least I tend to think so. The five fundamentals of the cosmos mixed together in perfect balance–or at least that’s the idea. Sure, you burn things now and then, but such is life. Anyway, there is an interesting story here, believe it or not, that’s I’m going to share, in the hopes that it makes someone else chuckle besides me.
The Backstory
I’ve recently found myself doing some culinary experiments with various takoyaki recipes in my kitchen, and in the process have had quite an adventure. It all began early this week when I decided to break out my takoyaki maker from the kitchen closet and put it in action. The experiment went ok, but the batter I made didn’t really turn out how I had wanted. It was too doughy and dense, and without enough fluff. So it was back to trial and error kitchen research round 2. Read More
