Special Oyakodon (Chicken Over Rice)

by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
August 9, 2011

Celia Sin-Tien Cheng

The New York branch of this Tokyo yakitori specialty restaurant is authentic and truly delicious! Oyakodon (short for oyako donburi — chicken and egg over rice) is comfort food at its very best. The special oyakodon at Yakitori Tori Shin is presented with a raw egg yolk to be mixed in with the cooked egg and chicken thigh meat, which is cooked over charcoal as yakitori, so it’s extra savory; the regular oyakodon uses minced chicken. The yakitori at Tori Shin is delicious, but do save some room for the oyakodon — the Japanese usually eat their starches at the end of the meal. You won’t regret it!

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