Tender and juicy Japanese grilled chicken and Welsh onions (negi -ネギ) on yakitori sticks with melt in your mouth baby Portobello mushrooms that will have you singing... "So Desu ne..!" 

I have to warn you right now that these little Negima Yakitori with Grilled Portobello treats are completely additive but very healthy so it is okay if you want to have a few extra skewers of these delicious morsels. My mouth is just watering thinking about eating these mushrooms, insanely delicious! One bite and you will be hooked forever.

You are going to love this fun and unique twist of yakitori with you in mind. This recipe uses the chicken (toriniku) seasoned in salt (shio) style vs the tare style which is basted in sauce on the BBQ. Negima Yakitori with grilled Portobella mushrooms are low carb, gluten-free, diabetic friendly, cardiac friendly, perfect for a gathering, a fun snack or even as a whole meal with a couple little side dishes.

What could be better than grilled meat on a stick!  Yakitori is simply grilled chicken on a stick and Negima are these delicious long Welsh onions in Japanese (Nihongo). Negima Yakitori is grilled chicken and alternating Welsh onions on a bamboo stick. Do you think they have square chickens in Japan? How else do they get their chicken pieces into perfectly symmetrical square pieces? LOL...Oh how I miss Japan and especially this time of the year I get especially home sick. The changing colors on the gingko trees (gingko nuts are also delicious grilled on a stick), the school children all dressed up identical with their uniforms and back packs (randoseru), curry udon... I miss it all.

Seriously these delicious Negima Yakitori with Grilled Portobella must get on your grilling list before the snow flies. Well, if it does happen to snow in your neck of the woods these negima yakitori and grilled baby Portobello mushrooms are just as delicious in the oven using the broiler function. Yes, you bet! I have been there, done that! Opps just when you think you have enough gas for the grill, poof, empty. Don't sweat it just move the party inside.

The summer is on its way out and autumn is my favorite time of the year to get out on the grill and make some delicious Japanese treats...Have you ever tried Yakitori?

Yakitori (焼き鳥/やきとり/ヤキトリ) is a Japanese style of grilled skewered chicken.  In Japan, it is traditionally taken as a sort of light snack with sake, beer and many friends in a very lively atmosphere. Traditionally, it can also include many other items such as mushrooms, green peppers (shishitō), scallions. It also may include chicken hearts, livers, cartilages and other questionable edible items. However, have no fear, I have teenage boys so everything prepared and cooked here is kid friendly. ( After all, I heard that chicken and duck tongues are high in cholesterol, that is my story and I am sticking to it.)

Our family lived in Yokohama, Japan and our favorite Yakitori restaurant is "Griller et vin Toriromeo". This restaurant it is walking distance from the Ischikawacho station. Get there early as it has only seating for 7 people and you smell the delicious grilled chicken wafting from the vents.  This one man show creates the most mouth-watering grilled Japanese mushrooms, they are to die for !!! Every time, I visited his restaurant he would share with me his recipes, marinades and secrets for Yakitori.

Traditionally, yakitori is not marinated but just grilled plain and then seasoned with a little salt and Japanese dry pepper shichimi (7 flavor chili powder) on the side or sometimes has a Yakitori sauce that is slathered on during the cooking process. This one man show at Griller et vin Toriromeo showed me everything I needed to know to make the most delectable yakitori. Trust me I have my fair share of it and hands down his technique for his special marinade and then spritzing with a little white wine (mirin) during cooking is far healthier and delicious way of enjoying yakitori.

Usually yakitori is made with chicken thighs (or other mystery parts... hmmm) and not chicken breast but you can make it with what ever suits your fancy. One thing that may shock some of you is that Japanese serves chicken raw or sometimes just slightly charred, almost sashimi style.  Japan does not have the salmonella and others things that we have in the Western world. However, when you are cooking these delicious treats at home, unless you are living and obtaining your chickens from special farmers in Japan, you need to grill your chicken until the juices run clear and are no longer pink.

If you were living in Japan and wanted to cook Yakitori at home you would grill it on one of these cute little gas grills. You would buy your little bamboo skewers sticks from the HakuYen store (100 yen/$1.00 US dollar) store and off you would go...  l have growing boys living at home and I am most certain I am not fussing with miniature bamboo sticks and a little dainty gas BBQ that looks like something from a little Miss Suzie Baker oven, I had to pull out the big guns with a full-sized grill.

Negima Yakitori with grilled Portobello mushrooms was our very first post on August 10, 2011 and we had about 10 readers, my mom, dad, sisters and a couple of close friends. Today we have just a "few" more. I started up Bam's Kitchen as a way to keep track of all the recipes that my family enjoys and as an electronic cookbook for my boys. In addition, a very important part of Bam's Kitchen is all of you, my dear readers and followers.

Thank you for your support over the years and your friendships. You guys are awesome! Now to keep up the momentum, we need to find out from you "What kind of dishes you would like to see more of on Bam's Kitchen?" I encourage you to please comment today as we really need to know from you what types of recipes you are looking for, dietary needs that we need to pay attention to and sorts of cuisines you would like to see more of here on Bam's Kitchen. This will not only help us find out what you are looking for but also gives you a chance to enter this very fun Japanese inspired giveaway.

We have a very special surprise for you today. Bam's Kitchen is "4 years old" and to celebrate we have an INTERNATIONAL giveaway for 4 gorgeous wooden Japanese chopsticks sets to one very lucky winner. These are perfectly weighted Japanese chopsticks to enjoy some delicious Negima Yakitori with Grilled Portobello. There are 2 slightly shorter red pair for females and 2 slightly longer blue pairs of chopsticks for males that all coordinate together. The Giveaway will be open on September 16th at 12:00 Eastern until September 25th, 2015 at 12:00 am Eastern Time Zone and it is open to participants worldwide (everyone) and will be chosen by Rafflecopter.

You need to use a working e-mail address and to qualify for the give away you need to tell me "What kind of dishes you would like to see more of on Bam's Kitchen?" GOODLUCK! 

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