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More about Japanese steakhouses, teppanyaki cooking, and the sauce that started it all.
The remarkable story of Rocky Aoki, an ice cream truck, and the 1964 New York restaurant that changed American dining forever.
Every Japanese steakhouse in America calls it hibachi. Almost none of them actually are. Here's what the words really mean and how the confusion started.
It's not Japanese. It was never Japanese. Here's the real story of where this beloved American condiment actually came from.
The same sauce goes by a half-dozen names depending on where you live. There's a reason for that, and it tells you something interesting about how the sauce spread across the country.
The Japanese love mayonnaise even more than Americans do. Understanding that obsession explains a lot about why this sauce exists at all.
The fried rice at Japanese steakhouses tastes different from any other fried rice. There's a reason for that, and it's simpler than you think.
The onion volcano. The shrimp flip. The egg roll. Where did these tableside tricks come from, and how long does it take to learn them?
You've noticed it. The sauce at one steakhouse isn't quite the same as another. Here's what accounts for the variations and what stays the same everywhere.
Once you can make this sauce at home, you'll find yourself putting it on everything. Here are ten uses that might surprise you.
Strangers share a table. A chef cooks your food three feet away. Everyone cheers for the onion volcano. The teppanyaki experience was designed to feel this way.