Torigen – Eating Raw Chicken…On Purpose!

Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Ed Lau in Food and Fine Dining, Travel


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  1. Carl said on August 26th, 2008 at 1:11 am

    Torigen is by far my favourite restaurant in all of Japan. I go there at least twice every time I am in Tokyo… And now I find that there are like 10 locations in the area!

    Chicken tataki is such an amazing an unique experience. If they didn’t use the highest quality, freshest chicken, the dish would be a complete disaster. But as they serve it, it is one of those dishes that you just never forget.

    I am also a huge fan of the tsukune (chicken patty skewers). I know you like the wasabi mayo ones, but I am more partial to the miso sauce/raw egg variety. What a perfect combination of taste and texture!

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  2. John Lew said on August 26th, 2008 at 4:53 am

    Hi the.[ED]ition,

    While I admire your hard work in these write-ups, I can’t help but just wanna share with you some other perspectives at:

    http://lews-info.blogspot.com/search/label/Diet

    Thank you.

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  3. Custom T-Shirts Toronto said on August 26th, 2008 at 8:06 am

    I’ve had raw beef sashimi before and I found it too weird for my taste. I could only imagine how much I’d dislike raw chicken. Some great pics though!

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  4. Ed Lau said on August 26th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    I actually read the first post about…eating meat. Don’t eat meat because the Chinese character for meat contains the character for person? Oh man…that’s just about the least convincing thing I’ve ever heard.

    There are plenty of good reasons to be a vegetarian but that simply isn’t one of them.

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  5. Ed Lau said on August 26th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    That may be a result of where you’re getting it at. Beef sashimi is no different than a really rare steak and quality beef is key.

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  6. Jenina said on August 26th, 2008 at 1:13 pm

    Oh my god, these picture are looking so amazing!
    I would be glad if I were you.
    The time in Japan must be very very nice-and the food is looking SO good.
    Next time, you have to take me with you ;-)

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  7. Jenny said on August 26th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    I am in the same position as you Ed. I know that to be a vegetarian is good. But I can’t start myself doing that lifestyle.

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  8. Carl said on August 26th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    Wow… just, wow. That is one of the most out-there blogs I have ever seen!

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  9. Eva White said on August 28th, 2008 at 1:17 am

    Love the spread on the table. It looks good. But raw chicken???

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  11. Random Tokyo Wackiness | the.[ED]ition said on September 24th, 2008 at 6:05 am

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