robatayaki
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese 炉端焼き (literally “fireside-cooking”).
Noun
[edit]robatayaki (uncountable)
- A technique in Japanese cuisine where food is grilled over charcoal in front of the customer.
- 2007 November 25, Samantha Bonar, “A Touch of Tokyo, but Very California”, in New York Times[1]:
- Robata is modeled after the casual robatayaki pubs in Japan, where people go to enjoy a few meat skewers with sake or beer.
- 2023 September 23, John Thornill, “Let's break the Silicon Valley monopoly”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:
- Zennström chooses to lunch at Roka, a Japanese robatayaki restaurant that promises to “wrap each diner in a cocoon of warmth, welcome and hospitality”, for both nostalgic and pragmatic reasons.
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[edit]Further reading
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