Yakiniku

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Yakiniku

야키니쿠

Japanese term meaning grilled meat

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Yakiniku (Japanese: 焼き肉, 焼肉) is a Japanese term meaning "grilled meat". Commonly, yakiniku refers to a style of cooking bite-size meat (usually beef and offal) and vegetables on gridirons or griddles over a flame of wood charcoals carbonized by dry distillation (sumibi, 炭火) or a gas or electric grill. It is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. The origin of contemporary yakiniku is considered to be Korean barbecue, one of the most popular dishes in Korean cuisine. Yakiniku originally referred to western barbecue. The term was popularized by Japanese writer Kanagaki Robun (仮名垣魯文) in his Seiyo Ryoritsu (i.e. "western food handbook") in 1872 (Meiji period). The term later became associated with Korean-derived cuisine (Korean barbecue) during the early Shōwa period.

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