noun
lightly boiled chicken breast sashimi with wasabi soy sauce
A dish of chicken breast briefly boiled so the outside is cooked but the inside remains raw, served cold like sashimi with wasabi-seasoned soy sauce.
居酒屋で鳥わさを注文した。
I ordered toriwasa at the izakaya.
鳥わさは新鮮な鶏肉を使うから、信頼できる店で食べたい。
Because toriwasa uses fresh chicken, I want to eat it at a trustworthy restaurant.
Compound of 鳥 (tori, 'chicken') and わさ (wasa), an abbreviation of わさび (wasabi), referring to the wasabi-seasoned soy sauce served with the dish.