noun
flame-seared dish; aburi-style cooking
Refers to dishes where meat, fish, or other ingredients are quickly seared over an open flame, often leaving the inside rare. Common in izakaya and sushi restaurants.
炙り料理が自慢の居酒屋に行った。
I went to an izakaya that prides itself on flame-seared dishes.
この炙り料理は表面だけ焼いて中は生に近い。
This flame-seared dish is cooked only on the surface, leaving the inside nearly raw.
Compound of 炙り (aburi, 'searing', the continuative form of 炙る) and 料理 (ryōri, 'cooking' or 'dish').