November 1, 2016

Sunamachi Ginza and Yakitori



Let me introduce you my favorite place in Koto-ward, it is Sunamachi-Ginza, where is located in Kita-Suna in Koto-ward.Sunamachi-Ginza is a very popular commercial avenue, it was awarded Best 3 popular avenue in 2005 in Japan. The street contains totally 180 shops including various kinds of grocery stores, restaurants as well as a public bath. Actually, the name of Sunamachi-Ginza is like a nick name, not real street name.  As you know, Ginza which is the most famous shopping place in Tokyo, we call Ginza as a synonyms use for popular shopping places.
Sunamachi-Ginza is like a big kitchen for a local residence in this area, it offers various foods with a reasonable prices.

 
  










In the street, there are five Yakitori shops. As you know Yakitori is a very popular food in Japan, a grilled chicken meat on a stick. They are made from a bite sized pieces of meat from all different part of the Chicken, such as breasts, thighs, skin, liver and other innards.   I recommend a shop named Tori-Mitsu, which has 50 years long history. The chicken meats of Tori-Mitsu comes from Red Feather Chicken which meat is much softer and tasty comparing with Broiler Chicken. 
















Let me introduce you some kinds of Yakitori : 
*Negima(ねぎま) consists of pieces of chicken, usually thigh meat with piece of leek in between.

*Kawa(かわ) or Torikawa(とりかわ) are strips of fatty chicken skin, which have been grilled until crispy.                                      
*Tukune (つくねare meat balls made of minced chicken, egg and vegetables.
                                           
*Nankotsu (なんこつ)is the cartilage taken from the keel bone between the chicken breast.
*Bonjiri ぼんじり)is a chicken tail, it is very juicy and tasty, my favorite one.
*shiro (しろ), chicken small intestines
*nankotsu (なんこつ), chicken cartilage
*hāto / hatsu (はと /はつ) or kokoro (こころ), chicken heart
*sunagimo (すなぎも) or zuri (ずり), chicken gizzard*rebā (レバー), chicken liver
                                                       
Let’s walk around Sunamachi-Ginza and try good Yakitori with us!!

(by Y.T.)                                                                         

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