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Only available until 1 July, Robata has created an elevated, unexpected spin on Famichiki, the iconic fried chicken from the hot food counters of Japan's FamilyMart convenience stores.

We chatted to Head Chef Lily McGrath about Robatachiki, its secret kick and how the konbini-style detour dish comes to life in a casual, neon-lit fine dining setting.

It all links up with our launch of Urban List Osaka with Southern Cross Travel Insurance, and the unexpected detours of travel—from discovering new flavours to navigating the unplanned moments every trip can bring. Find out more here:

https://www.theurbanlist.com/melbourne/a-list/detour-dishes-melbourne

[VD: Robata's Head Chef Lily McGrath talking through the Southern Cross Travel Insurance and Urban List Detour Dish special] produced in partnership with Southern Cross Travel Insurance
Transcript
00:00Hi, I'm Lily and today I'm going to be showing you how to make our Robata Chiki for Urban
00:04List and Southern Cross Travel Insurance D2 Editions.
00:10We thought it would be a cool unexpected twist for people to be able to experience
00:14konbini style food in a casual fine dining setting with all our beautiful light fixtures
00:18around that kind of make you feel like you're on the street in Japan.
00:21Japanese curry powder is iconic in a kind of katsu curry setting and we wanted to give
00:26people a new way to experience that combining two of my great big loves into one beautiful
00:31mesh.
00:31Once the chicken's out of the fryer we give it a quick dusting with sancho pepper.
00:35It's kind of another unexpected twist we tried to put on it.
00:38We're trying to layer things that just make you want to eat it over and over and over again.
00:44It immediately kind of brings you straight back to stumbling into a convenience store after
00:48a late night and it really just makes me very happy.
00:51I've been to Japan three times and I was really blown away by just kind of how different it
00:56was from Melbourne.
00:57We want all of our customers to, you know, be able to experience that real sense of closeness
01:02and belonging and warmth from our front of house staff all the way through to our food
01:05kind of weaving into everything.
01:07I want people to take away from experiencing this dish a kind of sense of something new,
01:12I suppose, a sense of something unexpected where maybe it inspires them to go travel and
01:17try the original inspiration.
01:26You're welcome.
01:27You're welcome.
01:28Let's go.
01:28Let's go.
01:28Here you go.
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01:29Very easy.
01:29It's easier for anyone to twist it.
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