yakitori
noun
ya·ki·to·ri
ˌyä-ki-ˈtȯr-ē 
: bite-size marinated pieces of beef, seafood, or chicken on skewers
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Led by Uchiko Austin’s chef de cuisine Jacob Yoder, who will be running the kitchen at the Miami Beach restaurant, the menu highlights dishes cooked on the yakitori grill.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Try the hot and cold noodles with dipping sauces, plus sushi and yakitori, at the Japanese soba noodle house, Tei-An, in downtown Dallas.
—Visit Dallas, AFAR Media, 7 Mar. 2025
Staff will serve a variety of sake, udon, yakitori (skewered chicken) and other beverages and plates.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
The scallops are yakitori grilled and served with wonderfully chewy wheat noodles and bok choy in a miso cream sauce topped with umami oil.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Try the hot and cold noodles with dipping sauces, plus sushi and yakitori, at the Japanese soba noodle house, Tei-An, in downtown Dallas.
—Visit Dallas, AFAR Media, 7 Mar. 2025
Staff will serve a variety of sake, udon, yakitori (skewered chicken) and other beverages and plates.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
The scallops are yakitori grilled and served with wonderfully chewy wheat noodles and bok choy in a miso cream sauce topped with umami oil.
—Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Yakitori.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yakitori. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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