Takoyaki is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour based batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), pickled ginger and green onion. Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce, similar to oknonomiyaki sauce, and japanese mayonaise The takoyaki is then sprinkled with green laver aonori and shavings of dried bonito (katsuobushi)