🍱 Sen zanki

Senzanki is a local dish of the Toyo region (mainly around Imabari City), where chicken cooking is popular. It is a deep-fried dish using various parts of chicken meat with bones, and is said to have originated in the Edo period (1603-1867) when pheasants were captured from Mount Chikami and deep-fried. It is said to have originated in the Edo period (1603-1867), when pheasants were captured and deep-fried on Mt. There are various theories as to how the name "senzanki" came to be used, such as "senzankiri," meaning a whole chicken cut into a thousand pieces, "enzachi," meaning fried chicken with bones, and "qingzachi," meaning fried boneless chicken, due to the pronunciation of the Chinese word. By deep frying the chicken with the bones, the flavor from the bones and the seasoning that has been marinated in advance soak in during the cooking process, resulting in a crispy fried texture and rich seasoning that is well received. It is said that soon after the end of World War II, there was a restaurant in the Imabari area that became a prosperous "senzanki" restaurant, and long lines of people formed at the restaurant to try it, and it is said that "senzanki" began to spread in the Imabari area around this time.