Yakitori Chicken & Soba

Yakitori is one of the most well-known Japanese dishes and the name "yakitori" translates to "grilled chicken" in Japanese. Yakitori is typically made by marinating bite-sized pieces of chicken in a flavourful sauce, then skewering and grilling them over charcoal. Most popular way of cooking Yakitori is to alternate between bite sized pieces of chicken thighs and Japanese leek which is much thinner than British leek.

There are many yakitori restaurants in Japan which are like the equivalent of a pub here in the UK as opposed to a restaurant. People go there to enjoy a cold beer whilst enjoying some yakitori skewers on the side. The only meat served in Yakitori restaurants is chicken. Every single part of the chicken is prepared skilfully and served on skewers with either just simply salt or glazed with a variety of sauces depending on the cut of meat. Yakitori restaurants are also known to serve chicken sashimi which is surprisingly delicious.

My yakitori skewers are made using juicy chicken thighs drizzled in a sticky, sweet teriyaki sauce. Instead of using leek, I have used crunchy colourful peppers alternating with chicken. They are paired with a fresh soba noodle salad. Soba are a type of Japanese noodles made using healthy buckwheat flour. These two dishes are a match made in heaven.