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TSUKUNE

TSUKUNE

Chicken meatballs

€6

NAMI · Genoa

Polpette di pollo.

Nutrition

≈ 200 kcalper portion of about 100 g
  • Protein30%
    30%
  • Fat59%
    59%
  • Carbohydrates11%
    11%

Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.

About the dish

Japanese chicken meatballs often served on skewers. They are typically made from minced chicken and seasoned with ginger or scallions.

Cuisine
Japanese

Typical ingredients

  • chicken mince
  • egg
  • scallion
  • ginger
  • soy sauce

General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.

History of the dish

Japan

Tsukune
Syced · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Origin
Japan
Read more

Tsukune (つくね、捏、捏ね) is a Japanese chicken meatball most often cooked yakitori style (but also can be fried, baked, or boiled) and sometimes covered in a sweet soy or yakitori tare, which is often mistaken for teriyaki sauce.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Tsukune” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikipedia ·

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