Yakiniku / Teppanyaki / BBQ

What is Korean BBQ?

Korean BBQ is an important part of Korean cuisine. In a Korean BBQ, you prepare your own food at the table on a (built-in) BBQ. A la minute. A kind of gourmetten 2.0, but naturally with a Korean twist. Think, for example, Korean short ribs (Kalbi, Galbi), chicken wings, or 4mm sliced meat. And of course accompanied by Korean side dishes – known as banchan – such as the well-known kimchi (fermented cabbage) and also rice and lettuce. Shared dining, with the best types of meat. Because although fish can certainly be great on the Korean grill, it's really the meat that plays the leading role in a Korean BBQ.

Built-in Korean BBQ

A Korean BBQ is often not very large and preferably round in shape, so you can comfortably sit around it. Ideally, the BBQ is even built into the table. Korean BBQ restaurants are abundant in Korea, and the concept of these restaurants is primarily shared dining around a built-in barbecue. Of course, not everyone has such an appliance available, but with a little creativity, your own BBQ also works perfectly! We have assembled our Korean BBQ meat based on types of meat and dishes, not based on the type of BBQ. That is also the reason why you will find Yakiniku, Teppanyaki, and Korean BBQ in the same category on the site. We believe that 4mm sliced meat or chopped short ribs are suitable for both Teppanyaki and Yakiniku or Korean BBQ.

Korean BBQ Dishes

What are typical Korean BBQ dishes? Bulgogi, for example, but also Kalbi / Korean short ribs, chicken wings, or pork belly. Meat is central to a Korean barbecue. Meat combined with delicious herbs, marinades, and oils.

Order Korean BBQ Meat Online

Ordering Korean BBQ meat online is a breeze. Choose your favorite, add the products to your shopping cart, choose your delivery date, and place your order. You can have your order at home the same day if you order before 11:00. Quickfrozen, meaning with the preservation of all nutritional values. The same applies to Kalbi ribs and Karubi ribs. With these amazing products, you can serve something a little different without too much effort. Add sesame, ponzu, and soy, and you're good to go!

What is Yakiniku?

Yakiniku is a Japanese grill, but also a Japanese dish (or rather a Japanese grilling method), where family and/or friends sit together around a table with a small barbecue in the center. Literally translated, yakiniku means grilled (yaki) meat (niku). In a more general sense, yakiniku stands for grilled meat, usually beef or pork. So, also meat that is prepared on a grill plate (teppanyaki), in a grill pan, or frying pan. Internationally, the term Yakiniku is often used for Japanese BBQ. It is very similar to Korean BBQ. Although Japanese enthusiasts also want to claim this BBQ style: Koreans were ahead, as meat consumption in Japan was associated only until 1871! Nevertheless, yakiniku has now become an important part of Japanese culinary heritage.

Yakiniku Meat

What meat can be considered yakiniku? Not just Japanese Wagyu (although it's also delicious). Yakiniku is about grilling meat and organ meat. Organ meat grills (Horumonyaki) even emerged. Korean dishes like Bulgogi and Kalbi are also popular in Japan, but yakiniku has developed its own style over the years. For example, beef tongue (tan) is an important dish, as well as pork belly (butabara) and beef tenderloin (Rõsu). In any case, a lot of sliced meat is consumed.

Japanese Organ Meat

Exclusive restaurants are booming in Japan, but the role of organ meat is also increasing in the Japanese BBQ tradition. Beef liver (rebu) and heart (hatsu) are, for example, very common dishes, as are oxtail and tripe, and even pork uterus. We'll leave those aside at The Butchery ;-) With this organ meat, a lot of vegetables are grilled, including shiitake, bell peppers, and eggplant.

Yakiniku Day

Every year on August 29th, Japan celebrates national Yakiniku Day. Not an official holiday, but a day when barbecues are massively lit up.

Order Yakiniku Online

Ordering meat for yakiniku online is now very easy. Due to high demand, we have sliced various types of meat so that they perfectly fit within the Japanese BBQ culture. If you order before 10:00, you can have it at home the same evening if you wish. Because you choose your own delivery date and can also opt for day delivery. Even on Saturdays! You receive your order quick-frozen, so it can easily go back into the freezer. Ordering yakiniku online is a breeze.