@adivreactions: what Americans call Hibachi isn't actually called that in Japan it's called Teppenyaki and we only call it this due to the opening of Benihana by Rocky Aoki, he thought Americans would know this word and pronounce it better. we were bamboozled #japanesefood #hibachi #teppanyaki #foodreview #FoodTok
yes. I did know this. BUT I live in japan. and honestly, teppenyaki isn't really popular here. yakiniku is more preferred.
2025-12-08 11:34:46
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Mama_maroon🌀⚜️ :
Teppanyaki isn’t even hard to say😭😭😭
2025-12-08 13:28:35
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webacktok :
Hibachi Benihana teriyaki?
2025-12-09 17:30:12
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Maria Mauves 🌠 :
Im stuck on it being Steve aoki’s dad 😭 no wonder he likes to throw cakes he grew up around food being thrown 😭😭😭
2025-12-08 13:48:49
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Kreyōle King :
If they can say Netanyahu then they can Teppanyaki
2025-12-08 14:01:13
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Truthful T :
so what is actual hibachi?
2025-12-10 13:42:36
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ShemaOutMiami✨ :
I believe we all know who couldn’t pronounce it and the rest of us got grouped in
2025-12-08 11:02:08
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Juwan :
I didn’t know Steve Aioki’s father founded Benihana
2025-12-08 12:22:37
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✨️🦋 Amaunet 🦋✨️ :
I hate that other cultures have to change things to make it easier for us lol. We can take the time to learn to say Teppanyaki
2025-12-08 10:28:31
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Sheri Best | Trauma Therapist :
That's also why a Vietnamese woman named Sue does my nails 💅🏾 I need my Asian brothers and sisters to stop bending to european standards. Make them say the real names! If they can say European names, they can say Asian names! C'mon!
2025-12-08 14:02:40
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atypical b :
Wow. He dumbed it down for the Americans. I had no idea.
2025-12-08 06:47:51
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Gym.DB :
If we can say onomatopoeia, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and lackadaisical— teppenyaki wouldn’t be difficult….especially if you sound it out how it’s spelled.
2025-12-08 12:34:55
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LBimagined :
This is fortune cookies all over again
2026-01-14 22:57:53
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kimisha-nico C :
we weren't even given a chance because teppanyaki isn't even a hard word to pronounce 🤔
2025-12-08 12:44:25
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Korey :
I learned about teppanyaki on a cruise ship and just thought it was a name brand. Why would they think teppanyaki would be hard when our neighbor is Mexico?
2025-12-08 07:29:17
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MondainaiMonde :
This is a hibachi and honeslty I feel like teppanyaki is just a bigger, electrical, more modern version so it's close enough for me. Literally means "fire pot" or "fire bowl". Also at least one of the hibachi places in my city was named Teppanyaki. Pretty sure it closed though.
2026-01-25 04:50:37
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Riah J :
I wish more people understood that the reason why people "can't say" certain things is because they're simply not taking the time to if people can say Tchaikovsky and Beethoven they can say teppanyaki be real.
2025-12-08 16:31:47
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RalloTheLeader :
Yaki means Grilled (teriyaki, yaki soba)
2025-12-08 12:05:24
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Xena :
Well, it’s American Hibachi now.
2025-12-08 08:04:04
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Super_Negra :
We had a spot in Hampton Va called Teppanyaki Grill. We knew 🤣
2025-12-08 12:23:16
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goddessrojomontana :
I only know this because in the Sims Bustin Out, theres a teppanyaki table you can learn skills with, not a hibachi table lol so I googled
2026-01-28 01:26:16
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Don | Travel + Family :
We have known Teppanyaki for years, since 2003 when I was in the Navy. However whenever I call it that people look at me crazy, so I just say Hibachi. Both names are on our favorite restaurant in Fort Worth, Tx.
2025-12-08 12:21:28
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Anita :
I've always known that Tappenyaki wasn't Habachi. Habachi are charcoal grills. When you get the charcoal grilled chicken skewers, that's Habachi.
2025-12-08 07:30:58
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Maytrx Mxgruvy :
Teppan: flat iron griddle. Habachi: to cook on a small grill over coals. Yaki: is a general term for cooking. It can mean many things but generally the same concept such as cooking on direct heat, to fry, to grill, to roast, to sear, etc.
2025-12-08 13:15:55
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Le Phuong Thanh :
Benihana was actually Steve Aoki’s grandfather. Rocky Aoki just brought it to the US.
2025-12-08 14:42:29
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