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Yakitori

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Yakitori #99 · dinner · japanese Host: Just One Cookbook — Yakitori → YouTube → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 1.5 lb chicken thighs, cut bite-size; scallion pieces optional (negima) Tare: 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup mirin, 1/4 cup sake, 2 tablespoons sugar Salt; bamboo skewers (soaked) Steps Simmer tare ingredients until slightly syrupy; cool. Thread chicken (and scallion) on skewers; season lightly with salt. Grill over high heat, brushing with tare in the last minutes, until charred and cooked. Serve with extra tare and shichimi if desired. Source: Just One Cookbook — Yakitori tags: chicken,soy,mirin,skewer · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	Yakitori Book: Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980) crumb: grilled chicken skewers with sweet-soy glaze Japanese skewered grilled chicken with tare. Differences: The classic.

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Yakitori
#99 · dinner · japanese
Host: Just One Cookbook — Yakitori → YouTube → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

1.5 lb chicken thighs, cut bite-size; scallion pieces optional (negima)
Tare: 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup mirin, 1/4 cup sake, 2 tablespoons sugar
Salt; bamboo skewers (soaked)

Steps

Simmer tare ingredients until slightly syrupy; cool.
Thread chicken (and scallion) on skewers; season lightly with salt.
Grill over high heat, brushing with tare in the last minutes, until charred and cooked.
Serve with extra tare and shichimi if desired.

Source: Just One Cookbook — Yakitori

tags: chicken,soy,mirin,skewer · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

Yakitori
Book: Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980)

crumb: grilled chicken skewers with sweet-soy glaze

Japanese skewered grilled chicken with tare.

Differences: The classic.

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Yakitori

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 1.5 lb chicken thighs, cut bite-size; scallion pieces optional (negima)
- Tare: 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup mirin, 1/4 cup sake, 2 tablespoons sugar
- Salt; bamboo skewers (soaked)

Steps
1. Simmer tare ingredients until slightly syrupy; cool.
2. Thread chicken (and scallion) on skewers; season lightly with salt.
3. Grill over high heat, brushing with tare in the last minutes, until charred and cooked.
4. Serve with extra tare and shichimi if desired.

Citations
- Just One Cookbook — Yakitori: https://www.justonecookbook.com/yakitori/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Yakitori
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Yakitori+recipe

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Dish: Yakitori
Match: Exact
Ancestor: Yakitori
Source: Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980)
Differences: The classic.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Just One Cookbook — Yakitori (https://www.justonecookbook.com/yakitori/)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Yakitori)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Yakitori+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art — Shizuo Tsuji (1980).
A foundational Japanese culinary text covering dashi, cutting technique, simmering, grilling, and seasonal plating.

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