First of all, thank you for all the wonderful comments and emails from yesterday's post about Aebleskivers! I enjoyed hearing not only your own wonderful stories, but also about your peaked curiosity. For those of you looking for an Aebleskiver pan, the one I own (cast-iron Lodge) is on sale over at Amazon right now for $19.99. A great deal!
Also, I noticed Williams-Sonoma has a recipe for their own version of Aebleskivers (they call them "filled pancakes"--phooey!). Their recipe is a maple-walnut version that sounds oh-so-yummy, too!!
And a comment on the Aebleskiver post sparked my own interest. It referred to Takoyaki---a savory-seafood version of Aebleskivers that is very popular in Japan. In doing a little research on the subject, I found this video that demonstrates how to make them. Fun! Apparently, Takoyaki is a street food in Japan.
I realize many others find the idea of an octopus tendril in their food...well... rather distasteful, but my own family tends to love Japanese food and one of my son's very favorite foods is octopus. Go figure. So, when I showed him this video he insisted I make them. Hmmm, where to find Octopus around here? I think I might use shrimp or some other type of seafood for my daughter's version, though, for she isn't quite as enamored with octopus as my son is.
Oh, and leave it to Amazon again for offering a Takoyaki pan (I've added it to my own wishlist, too). Oh, and here is a recipe I found, if you're interested...and happen to have a spare octopus in the refrigerator!
Wow, we've spanned the gamut here----maple stuffed Aebleskivers to Octopus balls. What a world we live in...
