鯛焼き( Tai-yaki), 今川焼き( Imagawa-yaki), どら焼き( Dora-yaki) -- 日本のお菓子、Sweets in Japan 2

 鯛焼き(Tai-yaki)

Tai-yaki

  Taiyaki（literally "baked sea bream") is a Japanese fish-shaped cake or waffle batter filled with azuki sweet read bean paste. The batter is poured into a fish-shaped mold for each side. The filling is then put on one side and the mold is closed. It is then cooked on both sides until golden brown.

 There are other common fillings made of custard, chocolate, maccha cream, cheese, sweet potato, etc..



今川焼き(Imagawa-yaki)

Imagawa-yaki

 Imagawa-yaki is the same as Taiyaki but with a circular shape, and there are various kinds of names depending on regions.

Ōban-yaki (大判焼き) — is major in Kansai region and Hokuriku region.
Kaiten-yaki (回転焼き) — is major in Kansai and Kyūshū region.
Taiko-yaki（太鼓焼き）- Kansai and Chugoku region
Oyaki（おやき）- in Hokkaido and Tohoku region
Nijū-yaki (二重焼き) - in Shimane, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Kagoshima
Anko-manjuu（あんこ饅頭）- Okinawa

どら焼き(Dora-yaki)

Cream dora-yaki

Doraemon dora-yaki

  Dora-yaki is a type of Japanese confection, а red-bean pancake which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet Azuki red bean paste.

  In Japanese, dora means "gong", and because of the similarity of the shapes, this is probably the origin of the name of the sweet. In Kansai area, such as Osaka or Nara, this sweet is often called mikasa（三笠）.

Seasonal Sakura dora-yaki