Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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This is behind the counter at a local Japanese Taiyaki Red Bean Paste Sweets Shop in Tokyo Japan. Taiyaki is a traditional Japanese sweet caked filled with glorious red bean paste and perfectly sandwiched between fish shaped like-pancakes. This Tokyo hidden gem is located just a 2 minute walk from Tokyo’s ebisu station. This shop is known for its thin crispy crust and its overwhelming amount of Tsubuan, a chunky style of red bean paste, all freshly prepared in-store. On a busy day, the shop sells about 1500 taiyaki. Taiyaki itself dates back to Japan’s meiji period, created mysteriously when a vendor decided one day to take a cylinder-shaped Japanese snack called imagawayaki and shape it in the form a tai fish, red sea bream, an auspicious fish Japan commonly used in celebrations. Back then, red sea bream was quite an expensive fish for regular people, so taiyaki became a popular lucky fortune alternative. In Japan, red bean paste used to be more of a savory food, when monks used it as a substitute for meat. The shift to a sweet, occurred during the Muromachi period as the tea ceremony became popular and Japanese indulged in sweet anko to pair with their tea.
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This is behind the counter at a local Japanese Taiyaki Red Bean Paste Sweets Shop in Tokyo Japan. Taiyaki is a traditional Japanese sweet caked filled with glorious red bean paste and perfectly sandwiched between fish shaped like-pancakes. This Tokyo hidden gem is located just a 2 minute walk from Tokyo’s ebisu station. This shop is known for its thin crispy crust and its overwhelming amount of Tsubuan, a chunky style of red bean paste, all freshly prepared in-store. On a busy day, the shop sells about 1500 taiyaki. Taiyaki itself dates back to Japan’s meiji period, created mysteriously when a vendor decided one day to take a cylinder-shaped Japanese snack called imagawayaki and shape it in the form a tai fish, red sea bream, an auspicious fish Japan commonly used in celebrations. Back then, red sea bream was quite an expensive fish for regular people, so taiyaki became a popular lucky fortune alternative. In Japan, red bean paste used to be more of a savory food, when monks used it as a substitute for meat. The shift to a sweet, occurred during the Muromachi period as the tea ceremony became popular and Japanese indulged in sweet anko to pair with their tea.
Taiyaki Hiiragi
- maps.app.goo.gl/x1LQsvvxrGVR3GmK8
- twitter.com/taiyaki_hiiragi
Get my Paolo fromTOKYO Premium Kaminari Hot Sauce
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Watch more Behind the Counter videos
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Get my Tokyo & Japan Merch and show your support!
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___ Tokyo Zebra: My 2nd YouTube Channel ___
See My Life in Japan behind the scenes
- youtube.com/tokyozebra
Questions about Japan or Japan Travel? Get answers and chat with my Discord Community
- https://paolofrom.tokyo/discord
___ Channel Support ___
Want to help SUPPORT my channel, buy me a BEER or Maiko and I DINNER? Thank you in advance!
- PayPal: paypal.me/paolofromtokyo
- Venmo: PaolofromTokyo (venmo.com/paolofromtokyo)
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Join YouTube Channel Memberships
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- Merch Store: tokyozebra.com/mrch
___ Help with Subtitles / Closed Captioning ___
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___ Business ___
Want me to feature your business in my video?
business@tokyozebra.com
Want to send me stuff?
For ADDRESS
- tokyozebra.com/address
___ For more info about me ___
I'm from TOKYO JAPAN, I've been living here for a long time. I'll be your Tokyo Travel Guide, taking you to the spots I love as well as showing you what to do all around Japan and maybe sometimes overseas. I'm also into Tech so you'll see a few videos about my drone and other cool toys I discover. In short, the channel is all about what I Love, Japan, Food, Travel, Tech and most likely coming FROM-TOKYO, my home.
- Website
tokyozebra.com/about
- Instagram:
@PaolofromTOKYO - instagram.com/paolofromtokyo
@tokyo.zebra - instagram.com/tokyo.zebra
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___ My Film Gear ___
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- Main Wide Lens
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(International) geni.us/monD
- Camera Mic
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- Wireless Mic
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- Portable TriPod
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- Gimbal
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- Drone (Original)
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