Teppanyaki
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Teppanyaki is a post-World War II style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan, the metal plate on which it is cooked, and yaki, which m
Misono in Kobe—the first restaurant to offer teppanyaki
A teppanyaki chef cooking at a gas-powered teppan in a Japanese steakhouse
Chef preparing a flaming onion volcano
Kobe beef with garlic chips
Hibachi
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The hibachi is a traditional Japanese heating device. It is a brazier which is a round, cylindrical, or box-shaped, open-topped container, made from or lined with a heatproof material and designed to
Teppanyaki
…and they are often used to cook food in front of guests at restaurants. In the USA, they are commonly called hibachi though that refers to a type of grill in Japan, including a shichirin in Japanese, which has a charcoal or gas flame and is made with an open grate design. With a solid griddle-type cook surface…
A porcelain hibachi
North American "hibachi" cast iron grill
Primitive hibachi from before the Edo period (1600–1868) (Fukagawa Edo Museum)
A traditional charcoal hibachi, made c. 1880–1900