Chouchin yakitori

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Chouchin is a traditional yakitori dish. This type of yakitori is very rare because it consists of pieces of chicken meat that are skewered, grilled, and accompanied by an egg yolk. There are two ways of eating chouchin yakitori – the egg yolk is broken and the meat is dipped into it, or the yolk is placed in the mouth, popped with the teeth so it bursts, and then followed by the meat from the skewer. This yakitori is so elusive that many Japanese people still haven't tried it.