Toriten とり天
| Prefecture | Oita (大分県) |
|---|---|
| Region | Kyushu & Okinawa |
| Japanese name | とり天（とりてん） |
| Reading | Toriten |
| Home area | All within the province. |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, chicken, chicken. |
History and Origins
XOita Prefecture, known by eating too much chicken. In 2019, when the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications surveyed the area and control cities of Tokyo, Oita City was the country's first national food source. Oita Prefecture has eaten various chicken dishes, such as chicken soup and chicken soup. Among other things, they are famous, but the "Creak Heaven" that fried chicken with chrysanthemum is also widely known throughout Oita Prefecture. When chicken was an expensive food, there was a big garment in the home that was made. The thick clothes will grow and we can all taste chicken even if we have a lot of family. It is believed that the first local restaurant in the province of São Paulo was born. From the idea that women would have difficulty eating because of the boned peppers in the early Showa and the existing menus, it began to appear that they had cut the boneless meat into size and had a low wind. They say that they cook faster than fried rice, that Saxak and soft clothes quickly became popular, and that in time there were many restaurants that served "magn"!
When It Is Eaten
In Oita Prefecture, they are eaten daily on a menu as common as fried rice. It's a regular menu at a restaurant, and you can enjoy all kinds of "Sprimous Heavens" from local to tourists.
How It Is Eaten
Chickens, too, usually eat meat or breast meat with soy sauce or garlic, fried with soy sauce, and then eaten with mustard. I often use poppy sponges. There are differences in how you treat your parents. Also, different parts of the room you use.
Recipe — Serves 4
Ingredients
- 400 g chicken (leg)
- 1 tbsp 1/3 soy sauce
- a pinch grated garlic
- 5 g（1/2 tbsp） sugar
- 50 g（1/2 cups） cake flour
- 1/2 egg
- as needed water
- as needed oil for frying
- to serve: cabbage, tomato, かぼすなど
Method
- I'll cut the chicken to a small size.
- I put chicken and garlic in my plastic bag, and I can grab it. Add soy sauce and sugar, and add more.
- With chopsticks, I stir the ingredients quickly and make a garment.
- Put two chicken in it, mix it lightly, and fry it with 175 ° C oil. When it looks like it's going to turn delicious, it's going to be a big big one.
More About Toriten
Toriten is a Japanese tempura style fried chicken. It originated food in Ōita Prefecture, and is very popular there. Any part of the chicken can be used. The meat is cut into small pieces, dipped in soy sauce, sake and garlic powder, rolled in tempura powder and deep fried. Toriten is commonly served with fresh greens, and eaten hot immediately after frying. The most common sauce is Ponzu sauce (made with soy sauce and vinegar) with mustard. In Oita, it is also popular to eat with a Kabosu-based sauce.
According to the Oita City website, Toriten was invented by a restaurant in Oita City. However, there is another opinion that TOYO-KEN, a restaurant in Beppu City, first created toriten.
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Toriten by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dish data: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), “Uchi no Kyodo Ryori” (Our Regional Cuisines) database, used under the Public Data License (PDL1.0); translated and adapted from the Japanese original.