robatayaki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 炉端焼き (literally “fireside-cooking”).

Noun

robatayaki (uncountable)

1. 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.

Related terms

• robata

Further reading

• robatayaki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia