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Subject: Re: takoyaki
From: Goddard
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 04:09:27 GMT
References: 1, 2, 3

> > > There are yakitori, yakiimo, and yakiniku.
> > > Why isn't takoyaki yakitako?
> >
> > Since Japanese is a head-last language, a compound noun AB is a kind of B. Yakitori is grilled tori (chicken), yakiimo is a baked imo (sweet potato), and yakiniku is roasted niku (meat).
> >
> > Takoyaki is not a kind of tako. That's why you can't call it yakitako, which would mean grilled tako (octopus).
>
> So, if you grilled an octopus like a squid, would that count as yakitako? What if you regrilled takoyaki? Would that be yakitakoyaki? Or would that be if you used grilled octopus inside of your takoyaki balls? If you put soba inside the batter for takoyaki, could you make sobayaki? I think having some sobayaki with your yakitako might be the best way to commemorate a trip to Sakaô... ;D
>
> Haha, ok I'm done now.

I think the main thing he's trying to tell you is, takoyaki is considered a type of dumpling (lit. something cooked by yaku) rather than a type of octopus.


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