Translation guide
A Japanese hot pot dish featuring thinly sliced beef and vegetables simmered in a sweet-savory soy sauce-based broth, often dipped in raw beaten egg.
Referring to the Japanese hot pot dish sukiyaki
Using the word when dining out or discussing sukiyaki as a menu item
A set meal that includes sukiyaki, often with rice, miso soup, and pickles. Common on menus.
すき焼き定食をください。
I'll have the sukiyaki set meal.
Distinguishing between Kanto and Kansai styles of sukiyaki
Kanto-style sukiyaki, where the broth is pre-mixed and the ingredients are simmered together.
関東風すき焼きは割り下を使います。
Kanto-style sukiyaki uses warishita broth.
Sukiyaki is often eaten by dipping the cooked ingredients into a bowl of raw beaten egg. This is called '卵につける' (たまごにつける). It's perfectly safe in Japan due to strict hygiene standards, but if you prefer not to eat raw egg, you can simply skip it or ask for the egg to be omitted.
すき焼きは卵につけて食べます。
Sukiyaki is eaten by dipping it in egg.
Sukiyaki (すき焼き) is a sweet-savory hot pot where ingredients are simmered in a concentrated soy-based broth. Shabu-shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ) is a lighter hot pot where thin slices of beef are swished in a mild kombu broth and dipped in ponzu or sesame sauce. Don't confuse the two!
The standard Japanese term for the dish. Use this in any context.
今夜はすき焼きにしよう。
Let's have sukiyaki tonight.
すき焼きの作り方を教えてください。
Please teach me how to make sukiyaki.
Literally 'sukiyaki pot', used to refer to the dish itself or the pot it's cooked in.
すき焼き鍋を注文した。
I ordered a sukiyaki hot pot.
Kansai-style sukiyaki, where the beef is seared first and then seasoned with sugar and soy sauce.
関西風すき焼きは肉を先に焼きます。
In Kansai-style sukiyaki, the meat is grilled first.
Sukiyaki has a sweet-savory flavor, while shabu-shabu is light.
Sukiyaki has a sweet-savory flavor, while shabu-shabu is light.