Chicken Nanban (Fried chicken with sweet vinegar and tartar sauce)
Chicken coated in sweet vinegar and tartar sauce

About Chicken Nanban (Fried chicken with sweet vinegar and tartar sauce)

A nationally famous regional dish, Chicken Nanban is made by frying battered chicken, then coating it in sweet vinegar sauce while still hot and topping it with tartar sauce.

The juicy fried chicken is generously covered with tangy-sweet nanban vinegar and mildly sweet tartar sauce. One bite is enough to keep you reaching for more rice.

The version topped with tartar sauce that is now most common is said to have been created by Yoshimitsu Kai of the restaurant Ogura, which opened in 1956.

Miyazaki Prefecture is known for raising chickens, and a variety of chicken dishes are enjoyed there, including chicken wings, chicken sashimi and charcoal-grilled chicken.

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