Yakitori (Sate from Japan)

We know that Japan is a country rich in culture. Not only that, Japan has many kinds of food. One of the highlights is Yakitori. Yakitori first appeared in the Edo period. Yakitori is similliar with Indonesian food “Sate”. This food usually eat for friendship time like hangout, enjoy the music in club or karoke, or for birtday ceremony. Yakitori regarded as “food association” because this food is almost always present in every gathering event. Yakitori can be made from various kinds of meat, ranging from beef, pork, or chicken liver. This meat is roasted to look crispy, then smeared with sweet-sour sauce that makes your tongue feel very pampered. Really very tasty food!

One Yakitori sticks generally contain only one chicken part, for example a Yakitori stitch consisting of 3 to 5 pieces of chicken meat is never mixed with a heart piece. As a variation, there is also a Yakitoriya that mixes large chunks of green onion and shiitake mushrooms into Yakitori sticks. There is also a Yakitori in the form of a Church Bird (Passer montanus) or other small bird in its intact form without being cut into pieces.

The restaurant only provides Yakitori called Yakitoriya (Tukang Yakitori). Izakaya (a typical Japanese bar / restaurant) also provides many Yakitori.

There is an unseasoned Yakitori and no sauce but is only eaten with a sprinkling of salt, but in general burnt Yakitori dipped in a sauce (Japanese: tare) made from soy sauce, mirin, wine and sugar so that Yakitori has a sweet taste- sweet salty.

Yakitori has a basic ingredients of soy sauce with added spicy sweet sauce, or with simple salt spice only, part of the chicken that is used also various. When eating these foods, can also be added with the spice Ichimi Togarashi (Chilli 1 Flavor Powder), Shichimi Togarashi (Chilli Powder 7), and Sansho (Japanese Chili Powder). And, Chicken Satay is not only a delicacy that lies in the marinade, but based on the chicken, can be enjoyed various flavors. Thighs, Skin, Young Bones, Wings, Lungs, Ampelas, Hearts, Tsukune (Chicken Meatball).

So if you go to Japan, dont forget to try this famous food. So you can know how the taste of Japan Sate (Yakitori).