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We jumped behind the pass at Ito with Executive Chef Erik Ortolani to chat through his unexpected Italian spin on a konbini-inspired special: Chicken Karaage with chilli honey and thyme, only available from 3 June to 1 July.

Celebrating the launch of Urban List Osaka with Southern Cross Travel Insurance, the detour dish is inspired by the unexpected—from discovering new flavours to navigating the unplanned moments every trip can bring.

[VD: Ito's Executive Chef Erik Ortolani talking through the Southern Cross Travel Insurance and Urban List dish special]
Transcript
00:00Nice and crispy.
00:01I'll try my best.
00:06Hey guys, this is Eric from Ito,
00:08and today I'm going to be showing you our special dish
00:10we made in collaboration with Urban List
00:12and Southern Cross Travel Insurance.
00:15Today we're going to be making some chicken karage
00:18with chili honey and thyme.
00:20I would say that thyme is the most unexpected element of the dish.
00:23The whole thing was to be inspired by a konbini,
00:26so a Japanese convenience store.
00:27So I just wanted to elevate it and give it an Italian twist
00:32without feeling too forced.
00:33I like to travel.
00:35I love to discover new restaurants, new ingredients.
00:39It's a good way to just tap into that culture straight away.
00:43The butter is going to carry the chili flavor into the honey.
00:46Pretty unexpected way of doing it,
00:48but I think it works in this dish.
00:50What does it smell like?
00:51Chili and garlic, which is the best.
00:54I think that Italian and Japanese fusion works.
00:57Because of the apparent simplicity of the two cuisines.
01:01The chicken thai has marinated overnight.
01:04Don't make chicken karage with chicken breast.
01:07Time to fry the chicken.
01:09All right, we got our chicken.
01:11Honey with togarashi, hot honey.
01:13I'm going to go pretty generous.
01:14I've been to Japan a few times.
01:16I think in terms of cuisine, I love the simplicity.
01:19I think it's very similar to what we do in Italian cuisine.
01:23Here it is.
01:24Chicken karage with chili honey and thyme.
01:27Pushed.
01:27It is for some coffee, yeah.
01:29I Á SLI, and fish for some dessert.
01:30Look how good this is ...
01:30Come Department of the $3
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