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28 February 2009

Hey, what do you call that red chicken on a skewer? →[More:]

Korean chicken? You know the dyed red chicken? It's not red sweet and sour sauce, at least not the syrupy sweet and sour stuff. It's dark red and looks like it was smoked? This chicken on a skewer isn't even that saucy, it's just died red. I'm not even sure if it's Korean. I'm looking for the exact name.

Thanks.

post by: LoriFLA at: 19:42 | 13 comments

Are you thinking of tandoori chicken?

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 February | 19:44

Tandoori chicken on Google Image Search

is this what you're talking about?

posted by jason's_planet 28 February | 19:51

Chicken tikka?
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posted by essexjan 28 February | 19:52

My goodness that photo has made me hungry. *must not gnaw off hand, or computer screen*

posted by jonathanstrange 28 February | 19:57

Thanks, people. Maybe it is Tandoori and tikka. Since I don't remember it being served with chutneys, and not overly flavorful, I'm not sure. It's boneless chicken, kind of like a chicken strip. The cut of chicken probably doesn't matter though. For now, I'll call it "chicken with red food coloring".

posted by LoriFLA 28 February | 20:01

mmmmmmmmmmm tandoori. yum.

posted by Stewriffic 01 March | 00:32

Are you sure it was red? Your description makes me think of chicken satay, as in Thai food.

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posted by mullacc 01 March | 02:01

Tandoori isn't Korean. I think I know what you mean - I had some Japanese yakitori that looked just like what you described.

posted by divabat 01 March | 04:51

You are most definitely thinking of chicken tikka.

posted by Meatbomb 01 March | 06:15

My husband calls the chicken on a skewer "rat on a stick." He's not a big fan of Asian food...

posted by bunnyfire 01 March | 08:16

mullac, I don't think it was satay. I think it may have been catered from a Chinese restaurant, but I'm not sure and I'm not sure it's Chinese. It was definitely redder than red. It reminded me of red spareribs, but chicken. The satay and yakitori look identical but it's red. Maybe it is yakitori. Thanks, guys. It's not super important, I wanted to read about it.

posted by LoriFLA 01 March | 10:24

Did you see Meatbomb's comment?

Chicken Tikka: Modern chefs often color chicken tikka with orange or red food coloring. Traditionally the colors originated from turmeric for orange and cayenne and paprika for red.

posted by taz 01 March | 14:22

oops... essexjan's and meatbomb's. sowwy EJ.

posted by taz 01 March | 17:30

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