Mongolian barbecue

Build-your-own stir-fry

Mongolian barbecue is a style of restaurant where diners select raw ingredients—meat, vegetables, sauces—from a buffet and watch cooks stir-fry them on a large flat griddle.

Despite the name, it originated in Taiwan, not Mongolia, and has little connection to Mongolian cuisine.

We went to that Mongolian barbecue place where you build your own bowl.

Related

wok cooking · food · buffet · all you can eat · Taiwan · stir-fry · vegetables · cuisine · sesame oil · garlic butter · bean sprouts · searing · tongs · mushrooms · onions · bell peppers · sauce · spatulas

Opposites
culinary authenticity

Mongolian barbecueheritage cooking

Ancestral culinary traditions preserved

ancestral recipes

cooking method

Mongolian barbecuesashimi

Thinly sliced raw fish

ceviche · sous vide · braised · raw food · smoked

dining format

Mongolian barbecueomakase

Diner yields to chef

à la carte · kaiseki · prix fixe menu · tasting menu · prix fixe

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G