sukiyaki

American  

[soo-kee-yah-kee, sook-ee-, skee-yah-kee] / ˌsu kiˈyɑ ki, ˌsʊk i-, skiˈyɑ ki /

noun

1. a Japanese dish made with beef, chicken, or pork and usually containing soy sauce, bean curd, and greens, often cooked over direct heat at the table.

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sukiyaki British  

/ ˌsuːkɪˈjɑːkɪ /

noun

1. a Japanese dish consisting of very thinly sliced beef or other meat, vegetables, and seasonings cooked together quickly, usually at the table

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Etymology

Origin of sukiyaki

1920–25; < Japanese, equivalent to suki slice + yaki broil

Explanation

Sukiyaki is a Japanese dish that's partly prepared by diners, who simmer sliced meat and vegetables in a pot of hot broth placed in the middle of the table. Like Chinese hot pot, sukiyaki is a meal that turns a basic soup into a communal, participatory event. Diners use chopsticks to place thinly sliced beef, cabbage, mushrooms, and noodles into a shared broth made from soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Once they're cooked, these ingredients are dipped into a dish of raw, beaten egg, and eaten. Sukiyaki originated in late 19th-century Japan.

Example Sentences

There are four broths to choose from for soup: kombu, sukiyaki, creamy vegetable and spicy miso.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

The city’s Japanese restaurants — Kawafuku in Little Tokyo and Yamashiro in Hollywood among them — were known for specializing in items such as sukiyaki, a beef dish calibrated for Americans’ sugar-craving tastes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023

Japanese-style poached eggs, which were previously offered for free to customers with sukiyaki hot pot orders, now cost 55 yen each.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

Kishida and Yoon will reportedly share a more formal dinner of sukiyaki beforehand, but the real ice-breaker could be when they sit down for omurice, Kawabata said.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2023

It was sukiyaki, a different version of Japanese hot pot.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022