Assorted Yakitori is grilled skewered chicken and various vegetables dipped in a sweet and salty Teriyaki-like sauce or simply served with salt. Yakitori is a very popular appetizer at Yakitori bars and other bar-type restaurants in Japan. It can be a nice dinner as well if there are more vegetables and especially when served with…
Salad Chicken is lightly seasoned, boiled or steamed chicken breast that has become a popular dish in Japan for people who are health-conscious and on certain diets. Â This protein-packed, low calorie chicken can be added to not only salads but also various other dishes.
Matsukaze Yaki is a baked ground chicken dish with strong seasonings, and it is often used in Osechi Ryori, the Japanese New Year’s feast. Matsukaze Yaki is usually baked in a mold and cut into shapes like fans and squares, then the surface is decorated with poppy seeds. Matsukaze Yaki’s elegant look is perfect to…
Chicken wings called Tebasaki in Japan are one of the most popular items for bar menus as a snack or appetizer dish. Tebasaki is often seasoned and deep-fried or coated with sauce after being fried. Salty and greasy chicken wings always go perfectly with alcohol drinks. Broiled Chicken Wings is no exception either, only better….
Teriyaki Chicken Bento is a simple and easy Bento you can make for you and your family. Pan-fried chicken coated with a sweet and salty sauce is good hot and also at room temperature. It is a great dish for a Bento lunch. Chicken can be made the night ahead so that you can eat…
Chicken Nanban is deep-fried chicken with tartar sauce, a dish from Miyazaki prefecture in Kyusyu, the southern big island of Japan. The chicken is lightly battered and fried, then dipped in sweet and sour sauce just like Nanbanzuke, marinaded fried fish with vegetables. The fried chicken can be eaten just by itself, but topping with…
Cream Stew is a popular home cooking dinner in Japan that is often not cooked from scratch. Like Japanese curry, instant roux in a box is usually used for this dish, but it is easy enough to make a white sauce at home. The warm cream stew with a lot of vegetables is a staple…
Teriyaki Chicken Leg is braised chicken legs in Teriyaki sauce. It has been a favorite Christmas dinner in Japan that is made at home or bought from stores.
Chicken Katsu is chicken fillet breaded with flour, egg, and Panko (bread crumbs), then deep fried, just like Tonkatsu. It is a comfort food rather than a healthy Japanese food, but if you use cuts like chicken breasts or tenders instead of thighs, it can become a little lighter fare. Nonetheless, Chicken Kastu is a…
Tatsutaage is like Karaage, seasoned and deep-fried meat or fish.  Just like our Saba Tatsutaage, chicken pieces are marinated in soy sauce, rolled in Katakuriko (potato starch) instead of wheat flour, and deep-fried.  Tatsutaage may be a little lighter and crispier than Karaage.