The Yakitori appreciation thread

[bakaKanadajin]

It's a beautiful thing.

BBQ'd chicken on little sticks, sometimes salty, sometimes with the tangy-sauce, always delicious.

葱間 Chicken with green onion

普通の Just good ol' chicken on a stick

つくね Chicken sausage

かわ Chicken skin

砂肝 Gizzard

ハツ Heart

かしら Pork

 

[Dogen Z]

Yakiton is not yakitori

I see you've included yakiton (pork) with yakitori (chicken). IMHO, they are not the same and should be kept separate even though the cooking method is the same.

Of the ones you've listed, I like tsukune the best, but my favorites are sasami (chicken breast) when it's done well--only a few places can do it justice--and tebasaki (chicken wings) the epitome of yakitori.

But I'm with you, forays into the Wondrous Tokyo Night are not complete without occasional visits to a favorite yakitori joint.

 

[epigene]

I love yakitori but rarely get to eat it because my husband can't take chicken and poultry in general. *so sad!!*

I love all of the types listed but voted for "sunagimo" because it's tricky (and "mendokusai") to prepare.

I recently was introduced to this when my friend took me to a yakitoriya for the first time in a long while:

It's called "ponchiri," the tail end of the chicken and is very delicious!

 

[bakaKanadajin]

It looks really good !!! It looks succulent and juicy.
I will ask for it next time and see if they have it!

Some places have their own little creations of course too.. I tried to list the most standard offerings above but one place I went to the other night did a really REALLY good nori-wrapped tsukune combination thing with sesame seeds, that was excellent, they also did chicken arteries which were surprisingly good and their nankotsu was quite different and I actually enjoyed it, I was pleasantly surprised as I rarely like nankotsu.

 

[Dogen Z]

Tebasaki

How to eat tebasaki

As mentioned previously, I'm a big fan of tebasaki. But the problem with tebasaki (chicken wings) is that it's messy to eat. Well, that's not necessarily so. There is a non-messy way to eat them. Just watch this vid.

 

[Dogen Z]

Another vid showing how to eat tebasaki (because the one above was deleted )



However, some yakitoriyas serve it partially disassembled, so you don't have to fuss with it.

 

[Chidoriashi]

Cheese Tsukune is the sh*t!

 

[justin]

It's a beautiful thing.

窶扛ﾅ?ﾃ板 ﾂ−ﾂ Chicken with green onion

窶｢ﾂ≫?凖岩?堙個 ﾂ−ﾂ Just good ol' chicken on a stick

窶堙や?堋ｭ窶堙仰 ﾂ−ﾂ Chicken sausage

I must try Yakitori! :42: *Runs to check tickets to Japan* Dang, still too much for a snack run. I'll have to look up recipes to try on my day off.