Takoyaki

So, while in Japan, I really only tried one true Japanese food: Takoyaki. Basically, balls of fried dough with a piece of octopus in the middle. Hey, I was feeling adventurous, and I thought anything involving fried dough really couldn't be that bad!

So here are the men, doing the most boring jobs ever...poking at cooking dough, and sprinkling bits of octopus in at just the right moment:

And here's my friend with the finished product. Looks yum-dummy-ummy!
And here I am, feeling hopeful! And...? And...? And.......?
.....No.
Nope, no thanks. Takoyaki was tako-yucky! Off we went to find some ice cream. ;)