Jidori is roughly translated from Japanese as "chicken of the earth." The birds are raised cage-free, and allowed to actually walk around, as opposed to the mass-produced chicken you find in your average grocery store. They are raised on an all natural grain feed, without being fed any meat byproducts. They are not given hormones or steroids.
The birds are delivered within 24 hours of slaughter, while most supermarket birds are sometimes nearly a week old after all is said and done. Bacteria begins to grow immediately after slaughter, increasing the risk to you with every passing day. Jidori chickens are delivered fresh, and never frozen. There is no water retention, unlike the usual 10% or so, which makes the bird taste more natural.
At Haven, we use every part of the chicken. The breasts are served as the Roasted Jidori Chicken Breast entrée. The legs and thighs are smoked over mesquite and served on our Smoked Chicken Flatbread, which is a daily special, available only after we have received a fresh order of Jidori Chicken™. The bones are then used to make stock, which is used for our French Onion Soup, and the sauce for the Roasted Jidori Chicken Breast entrée.
To prepare the breasts, we cook them using a technique called "sous vide." They are first soaked in a brine, made up of salt, sugar, water, and herbs. They are then vacuum sealed and cooked in a water bath. When ordered, they are unsealed, seared, and finished in the oven. Every step is taken to be sure that the final product is the most flavorful piece of chicken you can find. While we do serve it with a sauce, we encourage you to really taste it for what it is. Chicken unadulterated. Natural, fresh, and humanely raised.
We serve Jidori Chicken™ because we respect you and the lives of the animals that eventually end up on your plate.
Eat well,
Greg Daniels
Executive Chef
