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今川焼き (いまがわやき, Imagawayaki) is Imagawayaki — a Japanese food (sweet dishes).
What is Imagawayaki?
Imagawayaki (今川焼き) is a Japanese dessert often found at Japanese festivals as well as outside Japan. It is made of batter cooked in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern), and filled with sweet azuki bean paste, although it is becoming increasingly popular to use a wider variety of fillings such as vanilla custard, different fruit custards and preserves, curry, different meat and vegetable fillings, potato and mayonnaise. Imagawayaki are similar to dorayaki , but the latter are two separate pancakes sandwiched around the filling after cooking, and are often served cold. Imagawayaki has various names in various areas and eras: Ōban-yaki (大判焼き) - commonly used in the Kansai region. Nijū-yaki (二重焼き) Koban-yaki (小判焼き[?]) Gishi-yaki (義士焼き[?]) Tomoe-yaki (巴焼き[?]) Taiko-yaki (太鼓焼き) or t aiko manjū (太鼓饅頭[?]) Bunka-yaki (文化焼き[?]) Jiyū-yaki (自由焼き[?]) Fūfu manjū (夫婦饅頭[?]) or f ū-man (フーマン[?]) Oyaki (おやき) - used in some of Aomori Prefecture and Hokkaidō, and different from " oyaki " in Nagano Prefecture. Kaiten-yaki (回転焼き[?]) or kaiten manjū (回転饅頭[?]) - commonly used in the Kansai and Kyūshū regions.