In summer many Japanese people enjoy having a BBQ party at their yard these days. Of course, there are many kinds of BBQ style depends on the families or countries. Yakitori is one of the Japanese familiar foods and there are many Yakitori restaurants in Japan. However, Yakitori is just a grilled skewered chicken and food like a Yakitori is familiar everywhere in the world like Satay. It’s easy to cook and delicious!
Japanese style grilled chicken skewers
Yakitori is usually seasoned with salt or sauce after grill and the most skewers are made from wood or bamboo which is sold at 100 yen shop in Japan. It’s a shop where almost all goods are sold for 100 yen and they are high quality. Unbelievably almost 80 skewers packed for 100 yen.
The most famous Yakitori is called Negima ねぎま. Negima is sticked alternately chicken and Japanese green onion. The green onions are very delicious and give you crisp and juicy texture.
How to grill Yakitori
At the BBQ party of course the ingredients are grilled over the charcoal but we put them on the wire netting which is also sold at 100 yen shop in Japan. Then you can easily to turn it over and you can grill other ingredients like onigiri on the net!!
Several kinds of Yakitori
You can prepare many kinds of Yakitori. Cover the tomatoes with bacon on a skewer. It’s very juicy and delicious. You don’t need any seasoning because the bacon is already salty! Be careful the tomato is very hot after grill and the inside juice will pop out when you bite it!
There is a shiso in Japan. It’s a kind of herb and it’s very refreshing taste. Cover the shiso with beef on a skewer. It’s not really greasy even it’s beef thanks to the shiso. Shiso is very common in Japanese food.
Summary
When you visit Japan, just try Japanese style BBQ and Yakitori restaurant! Many ingredients are skewered not only chicken but also vegetable and fish at Yakitori restaurant!
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