Yakitori is one of common food in Japan. It's loved by both kid snd adults. The recipe of Yaokitori is simple. Mainly chicken is used for Yakitori. Chicken is cut into bite size pieces and slewered then grilled.
There are two types of taste for Yakitori. One is called Shio(塩) and the other is Tare(たれ). Shio means salt. The cook puts salt on chiken before grilling it. Tare is Yakitori sause made of soy sauce sake sweet sake sugara and so on. Normally each restaurant has its original Tare. The cook dips skewered chicken into Tare and then grills it.
There are several kinds of Yakitori depending on the part. The most popular Yakitori is Momo(モモ), it's Thigh part. The kinds of Yakitori are shown below.
| Name | Part | Picture |
| Momo (モモ) | Thigh | |
| Mune (ムネ) | Breast | |
| Kawa (皮) | Skin | |
| Rebah (レバー) | Liver | |
| Tsukune (つくね) | Minced thigh | |
| Tebasaki (手羽先) | Wing | |
| Sasami (ささみ) | Tender | |
| Hatsu (ハツ) | Heart | |
| Nankotsu (なんこつ) | Cartilage | |
| Sunagimo (砂肝) | Gizzard | |
| Bonjiri (ぼんじり) | Buttocks |
You can choose Shio or Tare taste when you order Yakitori. If you can't choose the taste you can ask the staff "Omakase shimasu(お任せします)". It means "I'll leave it to you". Maybe the staff will choose major one depending on the Yakitori you orider.