Talk:Teppanyaki

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Teppanyaki is edible... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.238.171.45 (talk • contribs) 05:49, 11 October 2005

Well yes, but not needed to be pointed out. WestJet

What about

Okonomiyaki (spelling)? Chris 00:45, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

'flaming onion volcano'

What is a 'flaming onion volcano'?--Chaz 01:26, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

The flaming onion volcano starts out as a half-inch thick slice of onion taken just off-center from the widest part of the onion. When separated into rings, the curve of the rings from one side of the slice to the other allows the rings to be stacked into a cone shape. This cone is then placed in a puddle of cooking oil on the hot cooking surface. Water is poured into the center of the cone, where it causes a cloud of hot water vapor to steam out of the top of the onion cone, giving the appearance of a volcano about to erupt. The chef then uses a lighter to set fire to the cooking oil from outside of the cone of onion rings, causing a flamethrower like effect to shoot out the top of the cone. Some chefs will then have fun with the fire, either holding a piece of meat in the flames with their fork or sprinkling black pepper into the flames to create incandescent cinders. When the cooking oil burns off, the chef will then fill the cone with soy sauce, and pause a moment to let it come to a boil. A swift whack with the butt of the spatula handle on the cooking surface next to the onion makes the boiling soy sauce splort lava-like out the top of the cone. It's one of the high points in many Teppanyaki routines. 65.14.2.104 16:46, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Way too much emphasis in this article on the flaming onion volcano. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.194.42.74 (talk) 19:14, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Removed. The Hero of This Nation (talk) 18:36, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

I have never seen a Teppanyaki restaurant in Japan that did any of the antics like the onion volcano. I think the statement: "As the restaurants became popular at tourist spots with non-Japanese, the chain increased the performance aspect of the chef's preparation, such as stacking onion slices to produce a flaming onion volcano." needs a citation because I believe it to be a false statement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.184.252.216 (talk) 22:39, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Spelling

According to the label on the Teppan I use, it's written "Teppan Yaki" instead of "Teppanyaki" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.100.244.46 (talk • contribs) 16:25, 24 October 2006

image clutter

Kobe Beef with Garlic Chips

Live Jumbo Prawn

Currently the article has far too many images compared to its length, resulting in a bit of clutter, especially since overuse of images has a tendency to disrupt text layout.

The above are removed from the article since they don't offer much that isn't already offered in the first image on the article page's right. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.19.184.243 (talk • contribs) 00:38, 30 June 2006

Page move

MinorContributor (talk · contribs) BOLDly moved [1] the article from Teppanyaki to Teppan-yaki noting "teppanyaki -> teppan-yaki, since it is prevalent in google and does not munge the pronunciation." However a google search on Teppanyaki gives 556,000 results vs. 338,000 for Teppan-yaki, and additionally the Merriam-Webster dictionary asserts [2] that the English spelling is "teppanyaki." As such, I have moved the article back to its original location and reverted the spelling changes. --Kralizec! (talk) 21:45, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Naming and identity/description

I'm sure there are teppanyaki restaurants in Japan - I see signs for them all the time in my neighborhood. But is this not different from the entertainment style "hibachi" or "Japanese steakhouse" restaurant we see in the West? I find it hard to believe that teppanyaki places in Japan would involve the chef putting on a show in quite the same way, with the flaming onion Mt Fuji and all that. In point of fact, half the staples of these American/Japanese restaurants, such as teriyaki anything, are things I have never once seen on a menu in Japan.

In any case, teppanyaki as used in Japan is a form of dish, a type of cuisine, not a type of restaurant. It's a subtle difference in meaning, but an important one, like the difference between sushi and a sushi-ya, between nabemono and a nabe restaurant.

Should this article thus not be renamed to "hibachi restaurant" or "Japanese steakhouse"? LordAmeth (talk) 13:22, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Cultural impact?

Should some mention be made about how the chefs play to old japanes stereotypes? I went to one tonight and the chef referred to soy sauce as Japnese ketchup and plenty of groanable embarassing jokes that had my grandfather laughing and me shrinking in embarrassment. 69.151.28.135 (talk) 06:27, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Fixes

In the second paragraph under the United States section, the last sentence (Another famous chain...) makes no sense. It seems like several words are missing. I'm afraid I'm not quite sure how to flag it for correction, & I don't want to screw up the page! 70.173.229.216 (talk) 08:19, 11 May 2009 (UTC) ~ Me

Dont flag it for correction...just correct it. Guyonthesubway (talk) 20:50, 16 June 2009 (UTC)