Editing Teppanyaki

{{Short description|Style of Japanese cuisine}}
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[[File:Misono restaurant in Tokyo.jpg|thumb|200px|Misono in [[Kobe]]—the first restaurant to offer {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}}]]
[[File:Teppanyaki chef cooking at a hibachi in a Japanese Steakhouse.jpg|thumb|A {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} chef cooking at a gas-powered {{tlit|ja|teppan}} in a Japanese [[steakhouse]]]]
[[File:Flamingonionvolcano1.jpg|thumb|Chef preparing a flaming [[onion volcano]]]]

{{nihongo|'''''Teppanyaki'''''|[[wikt:鉄板焼き|鉄板焼き]]|teppan-yaki}}, often called {{Nihongo3|'fire bowl'|[[wikt:火鉢|火鉢]]|[[hibachi]]}} in the United States and Canada,<ref name="bmb1">{{Cite web| title = What is Hibachi? Japanese Hibachi VS a Teppanyaki grill| work = Bite My Bun| accessdate = 2022-02-24| date = 2021-09-18| url = https://www.bitemybun.com/difference-between-teppanyaki-vs-hibachi/| language = en| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210613150918/https://www.bitemybun.com/difference-between-teppanyaki-vs-hibachi/| archive-date = 2021-06-13| url-status = live}}</ref> is a post-World War II style<ref name="delicious">{{Cite web| title = What is teppanyaki?| work = delicious. magazine| accessdate = 2022-02-24| date = 2016-04-18| url = https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/what-is-teppanyaki/| language = en| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210117225133/https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/what-is-teppanyaki/| archive-date = 2021-01-17| url-status = live}}</ref> of [[Japanese cuisine]] that uses an iron [[griddle]] to cook food. The word {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} is derived from {{nihongo||[[wikt:鉄板|鉄板]]|teppan}}, the metal plate on which it is cooked, and {{nihongo||[[wikt:焼き|焼き]]|yaki}}, which means grilled, broiled, or pan-fried. In Japan, {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} refers to dishes cooked using a {{tlit|ja|teppan}}, including steak, shrimp, {{tlit|ja|[[okonomiyaki]]}}, {{tlit|ja|[[yakisoba]]}}, and {{tlit|ja|[[monjayaki]]}}.

{{tlit|ja|Teppan}} are typically propane-heated, flat-surfaced, and are widely used to cook food in front of guests at restaurants. They are commonly confused with the {{tlit|ja|[[hibachi]]}} [[barbecue grill]], which is called {{tlit|ja|[[shichirin]]}} in Japanese, and has a charcoal or gas flame and is made with an open grate design. With a solid griddle-type cook surface, the {{tlit|ja|teppan}} is capable of cooking small or semisolid  ingredients such as rice, egg and finely chopped vegetables.<ref name="bmb1" />

==Origin==
The originator of the {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}}-style steakhouse is believed to be Shigeji Fujioka of the Japanese restaurant chain Misono.<ref name="Morris1987">{{cite book|editor-last=Morris |editor-first=Rick |title=The Economist Business Traveller's Guides: Japan |url={{Google books|id=-3i6AAAAIAAJ|plainurl=yes}} |date=1987 |publisher=[[Prentice Hall]] Press |publication-place=[[New York City]] |language=en |isbn=978-0-13-234907-9 |oclc=15317085 |lccn=87001746 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> The restaurant claims to be the first to introduce the concept of cooking Western-influenced food on a {{tlit|ja|teppan}} in Japan, in 1945.<ref name="Reiber1987">{{cite book| first=Beth| last=Reiber| title=Frommer's dollarwise guide to Japan & Hong Kong| url={{Google books|id=NSMmigPYkQMC|plainurl=yes}}| date=1986| publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]| publication-place=[[New York City]]| edition=1986–1987| language=en| isbn=978-0-671-55776-8| lccn=86645668| oclc=14171519| via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0734-6727| volume = 33| title = [[San Diego Magazine]]| date = March 1981| page=30| oclc=743487878}}</ref> They soon found the cuisine was less popular with the Japanese than it was with foreigners, who enjoyed both watching the skilled maneuvers of the chefs preparing the food and the cuisine itself, which is somewhat more familiar than more traditional Japanese dishes. As the restaurants became more popular with tourists, the chain increased the performance aspect of the chef's preparation, such as stacking onion slices to produce a flaming onion volcano.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

Another piece of equipment in the same family is a [[flattop grill]], consisting of a flat piece of steel over circular burners and typically smaller and round, like a [[Mongolian barbecue]].<ref name="bbq">{{Cite web| author=Chief Pitmaster| title = What is Mongolian BBQ? Authenticity, Ingredients, & Recipes. {{!}} BBQanswers| website = BBQ Answers| access-date = 2022-02-24| url = https://www.bbqanswers.com/what-is-mongolian-bbq/| language = en| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220224214035/https://www.bbqanswers.com/what-is-mongolian-bbq/| archive-date = 2022-02-24| url-status = live}}</ref>{{Better source|date=March 2025}}

==Ingredients==
Typical ingredients used for Western-style {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} are beef, shrimp, scallops, lobster, chicken and assorted vegetables. [[Soybean oil]] is typically used to cook the ingredients.<ref name="Kobe Jones">{{Cite web| title = Teppanyaki 101: The History, Ingredients and Performance of the Art of Teppanyaki| work = Kobe Jones| accessdate = 2022-02-24| date = 2017-06-15| url = https://www.kobejones.com.au/teppanyaki-101-history-ingredients-performance-art-teppanyaki/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210506100935/https://www.kobejones.com.au/teppanyaki-101-history-ingredients-performance-art-teppanyaki/| archive-date = 2021-05-06| url-status = live| language = en}}</ref>

Japanese-style {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} may also use noodles ({{tlit|ja|[[yakisoba]]}}) or cabbage with sliced meat or seafood ({{tlit|ja|[[okonomiyaki]]}}),<ref name="bmb2">{{Cite web| title = What is Teppanyaki & how to cook it at home: recipe, cookbooks & ingredients| work = Bite My Bun| access-date = 2022-02-24| date = 2021-06-18| url = https://www.bitemybun.com/japanese-teppanyaki-recipe/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210612110525/https://www.bitemybun.com/japanese-teppanyaki-recipe/| archive-date = 2021-06-12| url-status = live |language = en}}</ref> which are cooked using vegetable oil, animal fat, or a mixture. In Japan, many {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} restaurants feature [[Kobe beef]]<ref name="Kobe Jones" /> or [[Wagyu]] beef.<ref name="tokyospark">{{Cite web| last = Thiele| first = Chad| title = What is Teppanyaki?| work = TokyoSpark| accessdate = 2022-02-24| date = 2020-03-02| url = https://tokyospark.com/japanese-food/what-is-teppanyaki/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210410231603/https://tokyospark.com/japanese-food/what-is-teppanyaki/| archive-date = 2021-04-10| url-status = live| language = en}}</ref><ref name="delicious" />

Side dishes of [[mung bean|mung bean sprouts]], [[zucchini]] (courgettes) (though this is not a popular vegetable in Japan and rarely found in that market), garlic chips (crisps), or fried rice usually accompany the meal. Some restaurants provide sauces in which to dip the food. In Japan, only [[soy sauce]] is typically offered.<ref name="Kobe Jones" />

==In the United States==

In the United States, {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} (more commonly known as {{tlit|ja|hibachi}})<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.benihana.com/difference-between-hibachi-and-teppanyaki/| title = What is the difference between Hibachi and Teppanyaki grills| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212173609/https://www.benihana.com/difference-between-hibachi-and-teppanyaki/| website=[[Benihana]]| archive-date=2022-02-12| url-status=live| language=en| access-date=2022-02-24}}</ref> was made famous by the [[Benihana]] restaurant chain, which opened its first restaurant in New York City in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web| title = THE BENIHANA STORY - History| work = [[Benihana]]| access-date = 2022-02-24| url = https://www.benihana.com/about/history/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220214165504/https://www.benihana.com/about/history/| archive-date = 2022-02-14| url-status=live| language=en}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|failed=|date=January 2025}} Benihana and other chains of {{tlit|ja|teppanyaki}} restaurants continue to place an emphasis on the chef performing a show for the diners and continuing to introduce new variations and tricks. The chef might juggle utensils, flip a shrimp tail into their shirt pocket, catch an egg in their hat, toss an egg up in the air and split it with a spatula, or flip flattened shrimp pieces into diners' mouths.<ref name="Kobe Jones" />

== Image gallery ==
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File:KobeBeefOnGrill.jpg|alt=Kobe Beef with Garlic Chips on Japanese {{tlit|ja|teppan}}|[[Kobe beef]] with [[garlic]] chips
File:TeppanyakiPrawn.jpg|alt=Live Jumbo Prawn on a Japanese {{tlit|ja|teppan}}, a cook holding utensils can be seen standing behind it|Live jumbo [[prawn]]
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== See also ==
* [[Japanese cuisine]]

==References==
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