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Broiler Chicken Tebasaki (Wing)

若どり 手羽 / 手羽さき / 手羽もと (Wakadori teba / tebasaki / tebamoto)

Also known as: Wakadori teba, Tebasaki, Tebamoto, Chicken wing, Wing tip, Drumette, 鶏手羽, 手羽先, 手羽元

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At a glance

CategoryFood
Japanese labeling name若どり 主材料 手羽 / 手羽さき / 手羽もと
Common Japanese notations手羽, 手羽さき, 手羽もと, Tebasaki, Tebamoto
OriginBroiler chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) wing — three retail-distinct cuts: **teba (whole wing), tebasaki (wing tip + middle joint), tebamoto (drumette)**; principal production Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Iwate, Aomori; **iconic Nagoya specialty Tebasaki Karaage (手羽先唐揚げ — Yamachan, Sekai-no-Yamachan brand)**; gelatin-rich and collagen-rich profile
Typical functions**Tebasaki Karaage — Nagoya signature regional dish (sweet-soy-coated fried wing tip)**, Yakitori (wing skewer), Stock and bone-broth (collagen-rich), Chicken-curry and stew (skin-on, gelatin-rich), Foodservice fried-chicken specialty
Regulatory status in JapanStandard food labeling. **Origin disclosure.** **Chicken JAS-recommended-disclosure allergen.** Wing cut-naming (teba / tebasaki / tebamoto) standardization permitted.

Broiler chicken wing (若どり 手羽) — three retail cuts: teba (whole), tebasaki (tip + middle joint), tebamoto (drumette). **Iconic Nagoya specialty Tebasaki Karaage (Sekai-no-Yamachan brand).** Gelatin and collagen-rich profile.

Classification

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Used in (typical product categories)

Finished-product categories that commonly include this ingredient in Japanese-market formulations.

  • Fresh wing retail (3 cut variants)
  • Frozen wing B2B (foodservice and yakitori OEM)
  • Tebasaki-karaage prepared retail (Nagoya brand and others)
  • Cooked-wing chain restaurant supply

What it is

Gallus gallus domesticus — broiler chicken wing (teba) and sub-cuts tebasaki + tebamoto.

Typical uses in Japanese products

**Tebasaki Karaage Nagoya signature regional dish.**

Wing yakitori skewer.

Stock and bone-broth (collagen-rich).

Chicken-curry, stew (gelatin-rich).

Foodservice fried-chicken specialty.

For OEM: fresh retail (3-cut variants), frozen B2B, tebasaki-karaage retail prepared.

Regulatory classification in Japan

Standard food labeling. **Chicken JAS-recommended-disclosure allergen.** Cut-naming standardization.

Regulatory classification in other markets

EUSalmonella and Campylobacter monitoring.
USA**Strong US chicken-wing market (sports-bar / fried)**; tebasaki-karaage and yakitori-wing OEM growing.
ChinaStandard meat-import inspection.
KoreaStrong Korean fried-wing market parallel.

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Related ingredients

References

  1. MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition — 若どり 手羽 / 手羽さき / 手羽もと

Last updated: 2026-04-28. Ingredient entries are reviewed at least annually against current regulatory listings.

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