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03-19-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kanji_The_Wanderer View Post
Really? Are you sure? That can't be all. I have watched quite a few programs on Yakitori and here are a few things I saw them eat:

Intestines, gizzards, cartilage, heart, liver, and tail.

Of course all these pieces were from a chicken, but I found it very strange how almost every piece of the animal is consumed.
That may have something to do with Buddhist way of thinking. You should not waste food, and all pieces of plant and animal life should be consumed.
  • sasami (ささみ), skinless breast pieces
  • kappa (かっぱ), cartilage (from the breast)
  • hatsu (ハツ) or kokoro (こころ), heart
  • rebā (レバー) or aka (アカ), liver
  • sunagimo (砂肝), gizzard
  • tsukune (つくね), meatballs
  • tebasaki (手羽先), wing
  • bonjiri (ぼんじり), tail
  • shiro (シロ), small intestines


  • 金色のちひさき鳥のかたちしていてふちるなり夕日の丘 に
  • 清水へ祇園をよぎる桜月夜こよひ逢ふひとみなうつくし き

- 与謝野晶子
  • いちはつの花咲きいでて我目には今年ばかりの春行かん とす
  • くれなゐの二尺伸びたる薔薇の芽の針やはらかに春雨の ふる

- 正岡子規
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