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.
I went to an izakaya that prides itself on flame-seared dishes.
This flame-seared dish is cooked only on the surface, leaving the inside nearly raw.
A broader term for grilled or broiled dishes; 炙り料理 specifically implies quick searing over a direct flame, often with a raw interior.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in menus and casual writing.
Compound of 炙り (aburi, 'searing', the continuative form of 炙る) and 料理 (ryōri, 'cooking' or 'dish').