Jingisukan is one of the local specialties in Hokkaido, barbecue of mutton or lamb. At home or outdoors, this barbecue is so popular among Hokkaido people. For “Ohanami” cherry blossom viewing, summer camping, on the beach , in the field, or at home, many enjoy having Jingisukan.

Standard ingredients for this is, mutton or lamb, vegetables like onions, bean-sprouts, or others depending on the season or individuals ’liking. In most cases, for eating this barbecue, we use the special iron-cast pans in the shape of flat helmets with the hollow edges all around. In eating the meat, we have 2 styles, one is the meat is already soaked in the special sauce, the other is choosing the raw meat. For both kinds, we grill the meat on the pan with other ingredients at table, after the ingredients are cooked, we dip them into the special sauce for the unseasoned meat, or if we need more taste.

If you have a chance of visiting supermarkets, meat corners, you find many different kinds of packs of Jingisukan coming from many different farms or factories along with different kinds of sauce. For local people, it’s quite common to have the “Jingisukan pan “at home, enjoying this barbecue with good beer or other beverages all the year round. In Sapporo, there’re many restaurants especially for good Jingisukan, so why don’t you try eating this specialty from Hokkaido while you stay here ?

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( 2008/02/01)