Bandit Chicken
松本名物は馬刺しだけじゃない！ 地元で愛されているのは｢山賊焼き」だそうです。から揚げのようですが、から揚げは鶏肉を細かく切って揚げ、山賊焼きはももならももをそのままで揚げる。松本へ行くと探して食べてみてください。
Matsumoto is famous for "basashi" which is raw meat of, well, let's just say my rodeo cowboy friends wouldn't be happy with what animal the meat is from. Anyways, I just had the pleasure of trying another Matsumoto specialty, "sanzoku-yaki" chicken. The dictionary says Sanzoku is a bandit. This chicken is basically like "kara-age" fried chicken except that instead of the chicken being cut into small chunks, a whole thigh for example is fried whole. Maybe the bandits were on the run and didn't have time to cut the chicken first? Anyways, when you go to 'Moto, keep your eyes (and taste buds) out for Bandit Chicken.
