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Teriyaki vs Teppanyaki - What's the difference?

teriyaki | teppanyaki |

As nouns the difference between teriyaki and teppanyaki

is that teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade while teppanyaki is a Japanese style of cooking in which thin slices of meat, or fish, seafood, vegetables and noodles are quickly fried on a hotplate.

teriyaki

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade.
  • A sweet soy sauce marinade
  • Put some teriyaki on it.

    teppanyaki

    Alternative forms

    *tepanyaki *teppan-yaki

    Noun

  • A Japanese style of cooking in which thin slices of meat, or fish, seafood, vegetables and noodles are quickly fried on a hotplate
  • Synonyms

    * hibachi * Japanese steakhouse

    Usage notes

    In English (particularly American English), this mostly refers to cooking steak on a teppan (griddle), while in Japanese one instead mostly cooks on such griddles.