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Japanese Pickles. Oshinko is a collective, generic name for Japanese pickles made from various vegetables pickled using salt (shio-zuke.) The vegetables can be cucumbers, daikon radish, Napa cabbage, baby carrots, burdock root, etc. Sometimes, it will also be used to include pickles made with rice bran, such as Takuan.
Takoyaki is a very casual fast food in Japan. It might not be easily found at Japanese restaurants in the US or other parts of world even though it is a very popular dish. Takoyaki tastes a little bit like round shaped Okonomiyaki, but it has a much different flavor from the Tako (octopus) cooked inside them. Heat a Takoyaki pan with oil to very hot, just until the oil begins to smoke. 2  Use enough oil to coat the pan using a paper towel so that the batter won't stick. 3  Then pour batter to fill the holes of the pan. 4  Drop octopus pieces in the batter in each hole, and sprinkle chopped green onions and ginger all over the pan.