teppanyaki
Tableside iron cooking
Teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cooking in which food—typically meat, seafood, and vegetables—is prepared on a large iron griddle.
In Western restaurants, teppanyaki often involves theatrical presentation, with chefs performing knife tricks and cooking directly in front of diners.
We sat around the teppanyaki grill and watched the chef flip shrimp into his hat.
The word comes from Japanese words for iron plate and grilled.
Small charcoal grill
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- TokyoJapan's capital city
- OsakaJapanese port metropolis
- KyotoJapan's former imperial seat
Kobe · Nagoya · izakaya · Benihana · itamae · omakase · tatami · sake
Small charcoal grill
- sukiyakiJapanese simmered beef dish
- teriyakiSoy-mirin glazing method
- tempuraJapanese battered fried food
- gyozaJapanese filled dumplings
edamame · katsu · seafood · steak · vegetables · shrimp · scallops · lobster
Professional kitchen leader
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- spectacleVisually striking event
juggling · acrobatics · fire · flames · sizzle · dexterity · performance · razzle-dazzle
Shared by a community
- tablesideNext to seated diners
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- seatingAvailable places to sit
- counterFlat service surface
experience · engagement · socializing · hospitality · reservation · celebration · birthday · group
hibachi
Small charcoal grill
Kyoto · Kobe · Nagoya · izakaya · Benihana · itamae · omakase · tatami · sake · mirin
hibachi
Small charcoal grill
- sukiyakiJapanese simmered beef dish
- teriyakiSoy-mirin glazing method
- tempuraJapanese battered fried food
gyoza · edamame · katsu · seafood · steak · vegetables · shrimp · scallops · lobster · chicken
chef
Professional kitchen leader
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
spectacle · juggling · acrobatics · fire · flames · sizzle · dexterity · performance · razzle-dazzle · panache
communal
Shared by a community
- tablesideNext to seated diners
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- seatingAvailable places to sit
counter · experience · engagement · socializing · hospitality · reservation · celebration · birthday · group · family
iron
Element twenty-six
- hotplatePortable electric cooking surface
- griddleFlat metal cooking surface
- flat-topShort hair, level surface
cooktop · sear · char · sizzle · heat · smokeless · nonstick · electric · portable · tabletop
- eateriesrestaurant, diner, bistro, cafeteria, pizzeria
- Japanese foodsushi, ramen, tempura, sashimi, miso
- cooking methodsfrying, boiling, baking, grilling, roasting
- themed restaurantsMedieval Times, Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, robot restaurant, cat cafe
- Asian fusionorange chicken, General Tso's chicken, fried rice, lo mein, chow mein
- tabletop cookinghot pot, fondue, raclette, sukiyaki, hibachi
- teppanyaki grillFlat iron cooking surface
- teppanyaki chefCook at steel surface