Yamada Daikon

Tainan


A smoky one-man affair that does one thing only but does it really well – chicken skewers. The cuts are cherry-picked, not too fatty, too lean or too stringy, and nimbly grilled over charcoal and sprinkled with Japanese salt. You can choose from six parts of the bird and as many kinds of beer to wash them down with.


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