Taiyaki is a popular Japanese street food cake, in the shape of a fish. The direct translation: Tai in Japanese is red seabream, and yaki is grilled. These moorish fish shaped cakes are most commonly filled with red bean paste, but the other popular fillings are sweet potato, custard and chocolate. Sometimes you can even get the croissant versions which are crispier. 

I stumbled across a taiyaki pan when shopping on Amazon one day, and after a few weeks finally caved in and bought it. For a recent family pot luck dinner, I decided to surprise the relatives with something different and bring a plate of taiyaki! I made them with the traditional red bean filling, but also made a few filled with Nutella just for me. They were relatively easy to make, best enjoyed fresh and warm, but still good at room temperature!