Sukiyaki

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table. uncountable, usually

    "The menu included: udon (noodle soup), chicken udon, chawan moosh (steamed custard, fine vegetables), tamago yaki (ham omelette), suki yaki (chop suey), chicken suki yaki (chicken chop suey), ira udon (chop suey, fried noodles), chicken iri udon, mesha (rice), chab (tea), shoga (candy ginger)."

  2. 2
    thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce wordnet

Example

More examples

"Please tell me how to cook sukiyaki."

Etymology

From Japanese 鋤焼き (sukiyaki). First attested in 1907.

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