Kushikatsu, also known as Kushi, is a street snack in which meat and vegetables wrapped in Japanese bread crumbs are fried and then strung with bamboo skewers.

Here "katsu" refers to sliced meat, and "age" refers to frying.

All over Japan, especially Osaka, there are restaurants (or stalls) that specialize in selling this kind of fried skewers. Kushikatsu originated in Osaka in the early 20th century and was originally considered as a fast food, because they are fast, cheap and satisfying.

Restaurants (or stalls) selling fried skewers have all kinds of food, from meat to vegetables to seafood, which are placed on large trays for you to choose from.

You can order directly to the chef and choose the ingredients you want to eat. Then the chef will dip the kebabs in eggs and batter, lightly breaded them, and then fry them in front of you.

When the food is cooked, it will be served directly in front of you. Before eating, you can dip the fried skewers in a thin layer of sauce.

Remember, don't dip the sauce twice!

Because the people sitting next to you are also sharing the same sauce pan, there is always a etiquette to follow when you eat fried skewers. The most important rule is not to dip the sauce twice.

Some kebab restaurants even have instructions in English and other languages, reminding tourists not to get food into the sauce pot that * * * enjoys after biting the kebab.

Common sense tells us that it is unsanitary to put a bite of food in a public pot, and it will be considered a bad behavior.

What if you want more sauce to eat the remaining fried skewers? Don't worry, the restaurant has taken care of it.

You can put a complimentary piece of cabbage on your desk, scoop the sauce out of the sauce pan and put it on the cabbage. When you want to dip the sauce, you can pour it on your skewers.

Various ingredients that can be used to make fried skewers.

Fried skewers can be made with all kinds of meat, seafood and seasonal vegetables. Diversity is the key to string frying, so this list is very long.

1. Meat

Beef, pork, cartilage, sausage, chicken, meatballs (Tsukune), Sunagimo, chicken skin, horse meat, eggs, quail eggs.

2. Seafood

Atlantic mackerel (Aji), Japanese mackerel (Kisu), willow fish (Shishamo), black willow fish (Wakasagi), shrimp, scallop, oyster, octopus and cuttlefish.

Step 3: vegetables

Onion, eggplant, bamboo shoots, okra, tomato, potato, sweet potato, yam, sweet pepper, lotus root, burdock root, pumpkin, broccoli, asparagus, mushrooms and green peppers.

4. Other categories

Fish cake, dairy products, bacon, cheese fish cake, rice cake, jiaozi, Shao Shao, sushi ginger.

Three skills of making fried skewers perfectly

Here are some suggestions for you when you make fried skewers at home:

(1) the batter should not be coated too much.

To enjoy the most delicious ingredients, you don't want them to be covered with thick batter. As long as the right amount of batter is applied, the bread crumbs will stick to the ingredients.

② Use Japanese bread crumbs.

Different from ordinary bread crumbs, Japanese bread crumbs can get a better, light and crisp taste.

Different from fried pork chops or golden castles, fried skewers all use the best quality bread crumbs, so we need to use a food processor, or rub the bread crumbs in a bag, or grind the bread crumbs with a needle roller, which will make the fried string feel more crisp!

(3) Fried vegetables first, then fried meat.

When the oil is hot and ready to be fried, you should start with vegetables or other ordinary foods, and leave the meat or strong-smelling ingredients for later frying.

In this way, the oil can keep its original flavor without penetrating into the taste of food. Other ingredients won't smell.

How to enjoy fried skewers at home

Fried skewers are usually served with a thin and delicious sauce, similar to Worcestershire sauce.

Because the Worcestershire Chili sauce alone may be a little too strong, you can mix it with other ingredients to make your favorite sauce.

Add a little spice and sprinkle some Tang Xinzi (Japanese Seven Spices) on the fried skewers to make the ingredients more delicious.

You can't make fried skewers at home every day, but it is really a delicious meal on a day worth celebrating.