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robatayaki

robatayaki noun: a technique in Japanese cuisine where food is grilled over charcoal in front of the customer.

Noun

robatayaki (uncountable)

  1. A technique in Japanese cuisine where food is grilled over charcoal in front of the customer.
    • Robata is modeled after the casual robatayaki pubs in Japan, where people go to enjoy a few meat skewers with sake or beer.2007 November 25, Samantha Bonar, “A Touch of Tokyo, but Very California”, in New York Times
    • 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.2023 September 23, John Thornill, “Let’s break the Silicon Valley monopoly”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Origin of robatayaki

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

Questions about robatayaki

What does robatayaki mean?
Robatayaki means a technique in Japanese cuisine where food is grilled over charcoal in front of the customer.
What part of speech is robatayaki?
Robatayaki is a noun.

Words near robatayaki in the dictionary

  1. Robars
  2. Robart
  3. Robarts
  4. robata
  5. robatas
  6. robatayaki
  7. robatumumab
  8. Robayo
  9. Robayos
  10. Robb
  11. robb'd

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