Yakiniku
JAPANESE TERM MEANING GRILLED MEAT
All Japan Yakiniku Association; Yaki niku; Japanese barbecue
Yakiniku (焼き肉 or 焼肉), meaning "grilled meat", is a Japanese term that, in its broadest sense, refers to grilled meat cuisine. "Yakiniku" originally referred to western "barbecue" food, the term being popularized by Japanese writer Kanagaki Robun (仮名垣魯文) in his Seiyo Ryoritsu (i.