Friday, August 28, 2009

Yaki Ton

You usually hear of Yaki-Tori... but not Yaki-Ton.
It's just a play on words.

Yaki - grilled
Tori - chicken
Ton - pork

Grilled Pork, hence, "Yaki"-"Ton"

This place I went to in Shinjuku is phenomenal.
It may sound absolutely nasty for westerners, but raw liver is a delicacy in Japan and to find a shop that serves excellent raw Pork Liver is extremely rare.
I'm not sure how to describe the flavors but to say it's extremely fresh and not heavy on the iron taste. Actually, there's not much iron taste at all.
Everything else was great to excellent as well. Good charcoal grilling meats dipped in a slightly sweet sauce.

One extra note, when ever you are having grilled meats, and trying to pair with sake, go with a Kimoto or Yamahai style sake. The natural gamy flavor of the sake goes real well with the skewered meats.










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