Ikeda, Osaka, Japan｜ひばり Hibari

The photo is the takoyaki we made ourselves! I knew how to bake it, but it was my first time to actually bake it, and it was uneven (laughs), but my auntie helped me and I was able to make the takoyaki round 😭✨ It was so delicious and fun! ! The dashi stock for dipping takoyaki is also delicious! According to the aunt, the best recommendation is okonomiyaki, so next time I want to come to eat okonomiyaki ☺️

A long-established takoyaki and okonomiyaki restaurant in Ikeda. 70 years in business. It is a long-established specialty store in the Sakaemachi shopping district. When I was a child, I often ate takoyaki with my grandmother for lunch and snacks. Nostalgic taste. There is takeaway and in-store dining. Auntie is always amiable and full of humanity. I can't believe you're already over 80 (laughs). I'm so fine. Okonomiyaki cooked on a thick iron plate is fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. I can never imitate it at home. delicious. Auntie's charm is also the best seasoning (laughs) The prices are as reasonable as ever. In this day and age, I'm worried if I could make a little more money. Both Edogawa in front of City Hall and Taikatsu-san in Nishi-honmachi passed away a long time ago, so I hope Hibari-san will continue to do his best.

Visit before work. I came from Chiba Prefecture, but the auntie kindly cooked me Okonomiyaki. Grilling was a seasoned professional job, a job I couldn't do from Kanto, the outside was fluffy inside. A shop in a valuable arcade with a Showa feel. It was delicious and fun.