Yakitori in Tokyo with binchotan japanese style charcoal 焼き鳥

If there's one thing the Japanese do very well, it is yakitori or grilled chicken. So I went to have some Yakitori in Tokyo!
This is at Hinomaru Shokudo Yurakucho branch and is walking distance from Ginza.
They use binchotan or Japanese style charcoal from Laos which is very dense, burns long and needs little fanning to keep hot. The result is evenly cooked and juicy chicken.
I ordered thigh meat, neck meat, skin and cartilage.
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[@broccolihart1]

Nice.

[@shirleyho2533]

Japanese yakitori, I like this one 😍😍🥰😅😍😍🥰🥰🙂🙂🙂🤣😂 and Hong Kong Observatory weather forecaster Chong Sze Ning like to eat this too 😹😹😹

Tuyệt vời. Món nướng bằng than trắng Binchotan luôn luôn ngon tuyệt.
Bí mật trong món nướng Nhật Bản chính là than trắng Binchotan.

[@leggocrewtv2052]

Seasoning moves on pooooooint🔥🔥

[@alwayshungry7750]

Ymmy

[@kharnethebetrayer4125]

Does anyone know what charcoals is he using to get that lovely purple glow?

[@gonzos427]

Binchotan. Japanese charcoal

[@kharnethebetrayer4125]

@@gonzos427 thankyou. I might have to order some of that.

[@unkindguy88]

what is he spraying? water or vinegar?

[@gonzos427]

Dry Rain not sure. Maybe water for the salt to stick better

[@user-mz6ts4xn6i]

@@gonzos427 water, to make sure it doesnt burn also to make the salt stick

[@shuntinho6337]

I guess Osake

[@WhereToFind]

It’s sake

[@rokianone9555]

Water spray or sake?

[@memmener]

Sake

[@musicqq99]

かけているのは水ですか

[@Mr-wm7wu]

林宜淦
手間です

[@すっぺら-y1p]

酒

[@scottleger3718]

is he spraying the chicken with water? what is the reasoning of that? wouldnt it make it stick?

[@gonzos427]

Scott Leger hi I think it’s to make the salt stick :)

[@HardcoreMasterBaiter]

With that kind of grill, the chicken meat itself isn't touching any metal

[@scottleger3718]

it still touches the bars.
and wouldnt water prevent it from charring? and more steaming it, making it chewy?? as a chef, i usually pat my proteins dry to get more caramilization.

[@scottleger3718]

could it be sake?

[@HardcoreMasterBaiter]

It's definitely not sake (since salt-seasoned yakitori, which is half of what he has on the grill, is all about the chicken's natural flavor without any fillers). The way I see it, it sometimes does stick to the bars, which is why in the video, you can see leftover meat debris all over the bars. I haven't tried it yet, but you could probably try experimenting around and see what happens to the meat when you try spraying water on your chicken before grilling. The way I imagine it, it wouldn't make too much of a difference since the amount of water sprayed out of a bottle is usually very little

[@Saki630]

the fuk! why isnt he spraying sea water on these things to save time? looks like he still has many decades to master this art.

[@nolabadgirlzexclusivevip609]

Rite out of the gate.... the cook wiped his hands on his pants...

[@manuelmacalinao500]

what is he spraying on the chicken

[@user-mz6ts4xn6i]

water

[@mikechung4886]

Sake

[@manuelmacalinao500]

@@mikechung4886 im getting mixed answers. What is it really

[@dancedark712]

@@manuelmacalinao500 Sake i worked in a yakitori shop and also worked in michelin starred restaurants. Whenever we cooked shioyaki or grilled with salt sake is sprayed. If you are adding tare you wont need to use sake since the flavour will be lost.

[@octobersky6191]

@@dancedark712 Is it diluted or regular sake?

[@TheOldFartGamer]

what is that liquid he is spraying ? water?

[@memmener]

Sake

[@powerballace]

White wine

[@rexrynuloly2596]

Very inspiring. Suatu saat gw mau jual sate kaya gini

[@johngovea44]

I thought binchotan doesn’t smoke?

[@gonzos427]

Gaikokujohn on its own it doesn’t but when it juices of the chicken drop on it, it smokes

[@wolfyklip]

The binchotan don't smoke, the juice from the meat does!!

[@williefister8242]

Cross contanimate much?

[@kdk200]

Food probably isn't processed the same way as America? You can eat chicken sashimi there (raw or seared raw in middle). I've had 3 times now never got sick.

[@Misterz3r0]

You bitch