How to Make Japanese Taiyaki (fish-shaped cake w/ Bean Paste)

Ingredients for Taiyaki

(5 pieces)



- Taiyaki Batter -

100g Cake Flour (3.53 oz)

2/3 tsp Baking Soda

2 tbsp Sugar

1/2 Egg (30g/1.06 oz)

100ml Water (3.38 fl oz)



150g White or Black Bean Paste (5.29 oz)

30g/1.06 oz for each piece

Ingredients for White Bean Paste

(approx. 800g/1.76 lb)

250g Daifuku Mame (a type of Shiro Ingen Mame) - White Beans (0.551 lb)

1000ml Water for soaking beans (4.23 u.s. cup)

100ml+50ml Sashimizu - Adding cold water to boiling water

250g White Refined Sugar (0.551 lb)

A pinch of Salt

** You can store bean paste in a freezer by dividing it into small pieces.

About Music:

Frederic Chopin - Valse in D-flat major "Minute Waltz" - Op. 64 No. 1 Play by Muriel Nguyen Xuan, recording by Stephane Magnenat

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