Meanings
- uncountableA 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 Times1 more example
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
- Japanese炉端焼き
- Englishrobatayaki
Borrowed from Japanese 炉端焼き (literally “fireside cooking”).
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