Spicy Japanese Bean Sprout Salad

A meal at a yakitori parlor would include several small dishes of salads as well as grilled fare on a skewer. This salad comes from Ton Ton, a bare-bones yakitori joint under the elevated railroad near the Ginza district in Tokyo. The dressing contains only six ingredients, but the flavors—sweet, salty, sour, nutty, and fiery—will play pinball with your taste buds.