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Ton-chan
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Grilled hormones made with soybean miso
Ton-chan
It is a type of horumon-yaki served at Yakiniku restaurants, and as the name suggests, it is made with pork innards and is made with soybean miso, which is unique to Aichi. Cooking methods vary depending on the restaurant, such as grilling it on a grid or grilling it with vegetables on a griddle. When grilled, the aroma of soybean miso spreads and whets the appetite, making it a stamina gourmet dish that goes well with beer and rice.

Origin
There are records that offal dishes that use animal internal organs have been eaten since the Taisho era, but it is said that they became popular after the Pacific War. After the war, it became popular in Nagoya as a popular offal yakiniku restaurant in the downtown area.
Popularity
It greatly improved its popularity through specialty stores and yakiniku chains that were established in Nagoya and Aichi in the mid-90s. It is now increasingly being used at Yakiniku restaurants in Nagoya and Aichi.
Ton-chan
In the downtown area of ​​Nagoya, you can see old offal yakiniku restaurants hanging red lanterns with the word ``Ton-chan'' written on them. There are some people who mispronounce this store name.