A post asking “Is it true that even Osakans eat Gindaco?” drew responses from Osaka residents on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo G (Live News) board.
Commenters pointed out that Gindaco locations in Osaka are concentrated inside shopping malls, so they’re rarely spotted around town, and that the company’s headquarters is actually in Gunma Prefecture. The thread also spiraled into a taste showdown between local takoyaki shops and Gindaco.
Any Osakans here?
Of course they eat it
The stores haven't gone out of business, have they
The stores haven't gone out of business, have they
>>3
Oh…
Guess they're eating it in secret then
Oh…
Guess they're eating it in secret then
>>5
It's just tourists eating it
It's just tourists eating it
>>5
It's a store, I don't get why they'd need to hide it
It's a store, I don't get why they'd need to hide it
Tonkin folks (a mocking Kansai nickname for Tokyoites) probably don't know the joy of shoveling down white rice with truly delicious takoyaki as a side
>>8
I love that "this is exactly what a takoyaki set meal should be" feeling
People in eastern Japan who only know Gindaco's flavor probably can't appreciate it
I love that "this is exactly what a takoyaki set meal should be" feeling
People in eastern Japan who only know Gindaco's flavor probably can't appreciate it
>>32
I don't want to eat something like that
You wouldn't even need rice with it
I don't want to eat something like that
You wouldn't even need rice with it
Tonkin people really do love Gindaco, huh
>>13
Even though Gindaco is from Gunma
Even though Gindaco is from Gunma
Tourists are the ones least likely to eat Gindaco in Osaka — you can get it anywhere in the country
>>14
Tonkin people have taste buds that think 'Osaka takoyaki is bad,' so even when they visit, all they can eat is Gindaco
Tonkin people have taste buds that think 'Osaka takoyaki is bad,' so even when they visit, all they can eat is Gindaco
You come to realize that the takoyaki grilled by an Osaka auntie at a street stall is the best
>>16
This
The one from the old lady at the candy shop was delicious
This
The one from the old lady at the candy shop was delicious
In Osaka, Gindaco shops basically only exist inside big shopping malls (the only exception is the Shin-Osaka location in Nishinakajima, which sits outside a mall)
So unless you have a reason to go to a mall, there's never really a trigger to eat Gindaco
So unless you have a reason to go to a mall, there's never really a trigger to eat Gindaco
>>28
Yeah, it's common in food courts
Yeah, it's common in food courts
>>28
There's one at Takatsuki Station too
There's one at Takatsuki Station too
La Muu (a discount supermarket chain) is where it's at
Gindaco's out of the question, honestly
Gindaco's out of the question, honestly
I had takoyaki from a shop called Kukuru at Tokyo Solamachi and it was delicious
Is it famous in Osaka?
Is it famous in Osaka?
>>61
If you don't know it, you're basically a fake Osakan
If you don't know it, you're basically a fake Osakan
>>66
Whoa
It was pricey, but it was gooey and delicious
Whoa
It was pricey, but it was gooey and delicious
I won't say it's bad, but it's way too expensive
And once it cools down, the oil seeps through and it turns into a disgustingly greasy mess
No need to buy it
And once it cools down, the oil seeps through and it turns into a disgustingly greasy mess
No need to buy it
>>72
Kukuru's the one that's expensive
Kukuru's the one that's expensive
>>73
Is there anyone who actually goes to Kukuru?
Is there anyone who actually goes to Kukuru?
>>77
>>66
Seems like it's on the level of getting called a 'fake Osakan' if you don't know it
>>66
Seems like it's on the level of getting called a 'fake Osakan' if you don't know it
>>86
It's about on the level of a Tokyoite not knowing Hidakaya (a cheap noodle/Chinese food chain)
It's about on the level of a Tokyoite not knowing Hidakaya (a cheap noodle/Chinese food chain)
Gindaco is standardized into a manual so that anyone (even foreign staff) can make it — 'not bad, but not especially delicious either' is the correct take. If you want to say the crispy texture is what makes it good, that's just a matter of personal taste
>>98
Osaka's takoyaki shops are full of foreign staff these days too, you know
I went to Wanaka in Shin-Osaka the day before yesterday and everyone working there was foreign
Osaka's takoyaki shops are full of foreign staff these days too, you know
I went to Wanaka in Shin-Osaka the day before yesterday and everyone working there was foreign
>>98
Can't you just make Osaka-style takoyaki at home?
Can't you just make Osaka-style takoyaki at home?
>>102
Gindaco actively hires foreign workers as a policy (there are even foreign staff in management)
Osaka has the highest density of takoyaki shops per square area anywhere — go check out some other independent takoyaki shops before you say that
Gindaco actively hires foreign workers as a policy (there are even foreign staff in management)
Osaka has the highest density of takoyaki shops per square area anywhere — go check out some other independent takoyaki shops before you say that
>>106
So when people say 'Osaka takoyaki,' does that mean independent shops? Are the famous chains not 'real' Osaka then?
I went to the recommended spots — Wanaka, Kukuru, Koga-ryu — and I'm pretty sure they all had foreign staff too
So when people say 'Osaka takoyaki,' does that mean independent shops? Are the famous chains not 'real' Osaka then?
I went to the recommended spots — Wanaka, Kukuru, Koga-ryu — and I'm pretty sure they all had foreign staff too
Having lived in both Kagawa and Osaka, I've come to think udon and takoyaki don't actually vary that much in flavor, so national chains like Hanamaru Udon and Gindaco are pretty solid too
So what's the appeal of eating them in Kagawa or Osaka specifically? I think it's that you can get cheap, consistently good udon or takoyaki at basically any shop
So what's the appeal of eating them in Kagawa or Osaka specifically? I think it's that you can get cheap, consistently good udon or takoyaki at basically any shop
>>111
I don't know about Kagawa's udon, but Osaka's takoyaki has gotten pricey lately
I don't know about Kagawa's udon, but Osaka's takoyaki has gotten pricey lately
Honestly, there don't seem to be that many takoyaki shops in Osaka that can actually beat Gindaco
People look down on the deep-fried style, but if you ran a blind taste test with the general public against most shops, they'd probably lose
People look down on the deep-fried style, but if you ran a blind taste test with the general public against most shops, they'd probably lose
>>113
The way people hedge with 'that's not real takoyaki' or 'it's too expensive' basically means they're admitting defeat
The way people hedge with 'that's not real takoyaki' or 'it's too expensive' basically means they're admitting defeat
What happens if you put yakisoba noodles into okonomiyaki in Osaka?
>>124
That's called 'modan-yaki' (modern-style okonomiyaki)
It's delicious as its own distinct dish
By the way, a lot of shops toss in the yakisoba without seasoning it separately beforehand, but the shops that season the noodles separately before layering them under the okonomiyaki somehow taste better
That's called 'modan-yaki' (modern-style okonomiyaki)
It's delicious as its own distinct dish
By the way, a lot of shops toss in the yakisoba without seasoning it separately beforehand, but the shops that season the noodles separately before layering them under the okonomiyaki somehow taste better
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Is it true that even Osakans eat Gindaco?”.
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