Question #1.
Yakitori skewers can be removed from
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Yakitori no machi no nagato
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Last updated
Jul 26, 2022
Nagato City in Yamaguchi Prefecture boasts the highest number of yakitori restaurants per 10,000 people in Japan.
In the supermarkets of Nagato City, you will find pre-baked yakitori on the shelves, and people even grill their own yakitori at home, making it a food that is deeply rooted in the community.
This is the Nagato style of yakitori that cannot be found anywhere else in Japan. We will tell you all about its charms!
The Question of Yakitori
Nagato style Yakitori, how is the best way to eat it?
The "Yakitori Question" was directed to a yakitori restaurant in Nagato City!
Question #2
What is the recommended order of eating?
Question #3
What kinds of yakitori are there?
Question #4
How do you cook a good yakitori
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Features of Nagato Yakitori
Nagato's yakitori is basically "shio" (salt)!
The chicken parts, pork tripe, vegetables, etc. are used in what is called "kushiyaki style".
Feature #1
Garlic Powder and
One-Spice/Seven-Spice Chili
Some yakitori restaurants in the city have garlic powder and a dash of spice or shichimi (seven spice), which can be sprinkled on top of the yakitori to taste. Some restaurants also offer yuzukichi kosho, made from Nagato yuzukichi, a specialty of Nagato City.
Feature #2
Onions and torn cabbage
Yakitori is often associated with "Negima," or long green onions, but in Nagato, "onions" are used. The historical reason for this is not known, but according to a yakitori chef in Nagato, there is a practical reason: "Onions have more water content than leeks, so they do not burn easily, and they are good for measuring how well the meat is cooked.
Also, Nagato serves torn cabbage with yakitori. You can enjoy it at the same time as the yakitori or as a chopstick rest, whichever style you prefer!
Feature #3
Sashimi and dried fish
The city's yakitori restaurants also offer a menu of fresh local fish sashimi, dried fish, and other seafood!
In particular, you can eat fish unique to Nagato City, which faces the Sea of Japan, such as heitaro (ox holly), kintaro (himeji), and nodoguro (red mullet).
Why are there so many yakitori restaurants?
Reason #1
Fukagawa Chicken Farmers Cooperative Association
One of the reasons why there are so many yakitori restaurants in Nagato City is the presence of the Fukagawa Chicken Farmers Cooperative Association, a rare cooperative in Japan specializing in poultry farming that boasts the largest production of broilers in western Japan. Nagato City has long been active in the production of kamaboko, and it is said that the poultry farming industry flourished in this area due to the abundant and inexpensive supply of fish cages used as chicken feed.
Reason #2
Choshu Duck and Choshu Black Kashiwa
Fresh chicken meat such as "Choshu Dori," a brand name chicken from the Fukagawa Chicken Farmers Cooperative Association, and "Choshu Kuro Kashiwa," an original local chicken from Yamaguchi Prefecture, are easily available, and fresh chicken meat can be served at any time.
Choshu Black
Kashira
Kashira
Choshu Kurokashiwa" is an original chicken produced in Yamaguchi Prefecture, based on the "Kurokashiwa Chicken" designated as a natural treasure, and created as a meat chicken with a focus on economical efficiency and good taste. It is mainly produced in Nagato City.
[Features
- Outstanding flavor (good balance of essential amino acids as well as flavor components)
- Good chewiness (softer than chicken from other prefectures)
- Slightly sweet and refined fat (also served at high-class ryokan)
- Special functionality (rich in functional ingredients that relieve fatigue)
Changzhou
Dori
Dori
Choshu Jidori is a balance of delicious taste and ease. They are fed locally produced feed rice and three kinds of herbs, without antibiotics or synthetic antibacterial agents.
[Features
- Elastic meat, moderately chewy
- Full-bodied and mellow, fatty aroma and sweetness
In addition to yakitori, you can also enjoy other gourmet chicken dishes using fresh chicken caught in the morning. One such dish is "Nagatori-men" developed by "Team NGT," a voluntary research group of Nagato City employees! One of the features of this dish is the "Nagatori-men," which was developed by "Team NGT," a voluntary research group of Nagato City employees!
→Click here for Nagato's Yakitori Restaurant!
Many events related to yakitori are also held.
As a yakitori town, events related to yakitori are also held every year!
The "Western Japan Yakitori Festival in Nagato" held every September brings together famous yakitori restaurants from all over Japan!
(*)Once every four years, it will be "Yakitori Japan Festival
