Yaki Niku is where you cook your own meat on the hot plate in the table. I remember the first time I tried cow tongue - I asked what it was and my cousin didn't tell me until after I ate it - he knew I wouldn't have tried if I knew what it was before hand. Ended up tasting quite good. Do you have Yaki Niku in your region?
Done it before when I was in japan, but I think outside Japan, you're more likely to find this sort of thing in Korean restaurants. It's billed as Korean BBQ and it's pretty cool, but rather pricey if you want a decent portion.
yeah , mostly Korean Restaurants and Chinese Hot Pots do this stuff Chinese hotpot is better though anyone Indonesian here? "ShabuShabu" anyone :P?
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ah cow/ox tongue, my friends didn't tell me what it was when I first ate it either. its one of the native dish here, they cook it with gravy and call it lengua. ^^ haven't tried the Japanese version yet though. ^^
yaki niku. love it. but it can be quite expensive. the chinese version, hot pot, is also good but cheaper. ^^ i find ox tongue yummy as well. and i also didn't know what it was until after i ate it. which is good.
Unforetunately no. Which is sad, because I think it would be a great idea, to have your meal cooked the same way as at home, but ate in a diffrent place (probably with a view)
i can't help but notice those fancy chopsticks have tried yaki niku before and loved it. have also tried cow tongue before, very good. how rare do you like your meat cooked?
Ox tounge is the best thing i've ever eaten in my life except when i see the saliva gland in the cross section of the cut, it's just that which freaks me out sometimes. only if they prepared it withouth the glands
No yaki niku here, but lots of cow tongue if you go to the right Mexican restaurants. Delicious on a corn tortilla with lime juice.
The restaurant on top of Yodabashi in Akiba that specialises in yaki niku was one of the best i've had while I was in Japan at the start of the year. Spent over 12000 yen there! And trust me... I WILL GO BACK THERE ONE DAY!!! Thanks for making my mouth water Danny... =(
Haven't tried it but would love too...
I havent been to a resturant that does, but I'm sure there must be at least one in the UK. Cow tongue??!! NO WAY IN HELL!!
Hey Danny, if your out and about in LA there are alot of Good Korean BBQ places for cheap prices. One of them is called Manna and I think its like $16.00 for all you can eat, and they do have Cow Tongue as well.
The closest thing I can come to is the Chinese hotpot. Prepare some decent soup stock, then get your hands on as many meats and raw veggies as possible and then you can choose to dump them in or cook bits and pieces at your own leisure. I'm pretty lucky; gets to eat it a few times a year, counting festivals and the cooking whims of my mum. Something for people to muse upon: news reports state that heating the soup of a hotpot for more than 90 minutes(assuming a fairly size-able portion is left, and if no one does refills), somehow the soup turns poisonous. Don't ask me why, I have no idea myself.
[drool] Yaki niku rocks my world! We do this about once or twice a month at home. [/drool]
If memory serves, in Kekkon Dekinai Otoko, the way Kuwano-san eats makes the Yaki Niku looks so tasty. ^^
when I last visited japan I went to a friend's family owned korean BBQ restaurant omg I never ate so much meat/food in one sitting LOL and it was GOOT O_o I had a piece of each part of the cow's stomach (sounds horrible) but oh boy :P I probably ate my husband's share (since at the time he couldn't join me) ^^;;;;; but it was good LOL
uwahh~~ the photo is making my mouth water...
ahh... yaki niku... good stuff but a lot of those places are located in the town areas in singapore and malaysia and they can be quite pricey... the food quality though is well worth the price you pay... as for me i don't mind burning a big crater in wallet when it comes to great food... but only once a month or longer... i do prefer the cheaper alternatives that are located on the outskirts of town areas... its those 2 in 1 *chinese hotpot cum hotplate* kinda places where can boil or bbq your food... most of the time these placees are a all you can eat place... but so far have never seen cow tongue in the menu... would luv to give it a try sometime...
I was just craving for yakiniku and saw this post...! *w*
so u end up paying for the food u cook at these places? lol! seems like a good business!
No, they give you raw meat and veggies, etc. for you to cook. Imagine the hygienic conditions if it was your own food that you'd have to bring. ^^;
Went to a Japanese place in downtown couple times for Yaki Niku. But they pretty expensive. Went Korean style BBQ many times, they're more affordable here. =P
hmm isn't this same as cooking at home??? never ate cow tongue but ate cow stomach....
Oh yeah. Have done the Korean BBQ, as they call it around me, many many many times. Love it.
Didn't do it at Japan style but sometimes do it at Portuguese (it's done in some other countries as well) style, which is a large stake comes raw with some sauces on the sides with a very very hot personal volcanic stone for you to grill it, normally its cow meat but there are dishes where you use pork, really delicious ^^
Dammit I meant steak XD
Yep, Korean BBQ, that what we called them n China, well, BBQ, Grill, same thing. I loved cow tongue, it's really soft and tasty lol. I have hot-pot at home once in a while, it's pretty nice. just buy the ingredients and sit around the stove, cook what you want to eat. it's awsome. btw. isnt there a Japanese equivillent of that? hmmm
yakiniku yori nabe... Shabu Shabu no hou ga umai...
I could eat tongue, becuase don't have any problem eating something like that, but the reason I don't eat tongue is, that it tastes somehow not too good and feels strange in your mouth. Not my favourite.
It looks delicious! There is nowhere here that has that exact kind of yaki niku... but there are lots of Korean BBQ places that are very yummy.
Closest thing to yakiniku we have here in Brazil is... world famous barbecue. Danny, a word of advice: If you ever make some brazilian friends in Japan, ask them to invite you and your family to a brazilian barbecue. Well, they probably won't be able to do a brazilian barbecue in Japan... it would be too expensive... but most brazilians can't spend much time without making a barbecue... Basically, it's lots of bovine meat roasted and cut in generous pieces. I just went a couple of days ago on a restaurant that serves several types of meat (called "churrascaria"). Oh, while we were in Japan, we went to this restaurant in... I think it was Roppongi... called Babacoa. Some waiters and kitchen staff were brazilians. It was almost like a "churrascaria". Highly recommend it, though it's not cheap, and not for weak stomachs... XD
Haha are you talking about picanha and maminha meat?! Love those ^^
havent tried it out of japan. did not dare try the cows tongue. just too weird.
I agree...some people eat locus and maggot and I would never try to eat that...
I would love to try it some day, it looks great!
We got those at my parents' restaurant about 2 years ago. :] Only ones in the city I believe.
What is the restaurant name?
Lots of this sort of thing at Korean BBQ and shabu shabu places around here. Very tasty, though I've never encountered cow tongue. After hearing everyone say it's so good, I'll try to work up the courage to try it if the opportunity arises.
Yaki Niku!? Hell yeahhh!!! Awesome meal! I have it home sometimes and there are also lots of Korean restaurants in Chicago that serve the "Korean BBQ" version. Ox Tongue is WONDERFUL!! The BEST is Sendai Gyutan. Sendai (in case ya don't know) is northeast of Tokyo in Miyagi Prefecture. From Tokyo it's about 5 hrs by car or 2 hrs on the Shinkansen. Awesome city! Beautiful Matsushima is very nearby. Chinese hotpot...? Yeah... it's OK I guess. I prefer Japanese hotpot or Shabu Shabu. For hotpot you cook in water or broth. Yaki Niku is grilled. Yaki Niku!? So DAMN GOOD! How to eat Yaki Niku: Niku Niku Yasai Yasai
When I was in US, I went to this Korean Barbeque Buffet restaurant. I think it was US$14.00 "all you can eat". It was great ^^
Would Korean BBQ considered as yakiniku? If so, yes, we have those in our region ^^; We also have Gyukaku chain in our region as well so that can count as well. But Gyukaku here is really expensive, not that Japanese counterpart is cheap anyway.
i can't remember if i have tried yaki niku before ^^;;;
Yaki Niku is good, but I probably like Yaki Tori better. When I'm on my vegen kick though, it is hard to go out to eat with people because they all want to go for yaki niku or places that serve up a lot of meat.
Oh! I love it! I like this kind way to eat/prepare meal. I also leke a lot "shabu shabu"? i 'm not sure the spelling..^^
Here in Belgium we have a national dish that is made with cow tongue its serverd with a tomatosaus and madeira in it and muschrooms. and you can have it with french fries, potatoes, mashed potatoes or croquettes.. njam njam :p
cow tongue, yummy.. though I'm more of a pig organs fan... the kidney, liver, intestines... I think we Asians generally are more able to take these exotic foods...
Love these places...good food, especially if you like your meat, but very pricy for the good places. Look to spend a lot if you want the good stuff....tried the Kobe Beef when I was in Japan, melts in your mouth.
Never tasted cow tongue, but would love to.
its tasty and yummy
Yes, in Jakarta, there are several Japanese restaurants which provides Yaki Niku menu and they're quite good :D
noooooooo but i'd sure like to try it looks fun i mean since i don't cook ^^
Ahh...yakiniku. WHen I tried it for the first time, my friends and I were eating for about 4 hours. hahah. Yes, we loved the food and we were just craving for more. Loved every bit of it except the paying part. The bill was a nightmare.
