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Virtual food. Play money only. Nothing is delivered and nothing is charged.

A golden fish-shaped filled pastry on a square of paper

Taiyaki Fish-Shaped Pastry

$5 play money

A fish-shaped cake filled with sweet red bean. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $5 in play money, which puts it in the Snack tier ($1 to $14). It is one of the small, cheap things that make an order feel real.

No payment, no address, no delivery. This is a game.

Key facts

Cuisine
Japanese
Menu section
Japanese
Price tier
Snack ($1 to $14)
Play-money price
$5
Main ingredients
batter, sweet red bean paste
How it is served
A golden fish-shaped filled pastry on a square of paper

History, tradition and origin

Osaka is the home of Japan's griddle snacks: batter balls with a piece of octopus, invented in the 1930s, and savoury cabbage pancakes cooked on a hot plate. Fish-shaped cakes filled with sweet red bean paste date from the early 1900s in Tokyo. All are festival food, sold from stalls at shrine fairs and summer fireworks.

Food economy and industry

Festival stalls are run by travelling vendors who follow the calendar of fairs around the country. The snacks use cheap ingredients, flour, cabbage and eggs, with a little seafood or bean paste, so margins are good. Frozen versions and home griddle sets are sold widely, and the dishes are a draw for food tourism in Osaka.

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