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串焼き (くしやき, Kushiyaki) is Kushiyaki — a Japanese food (ways of food preparation).
What is Kushiyaki?
Kushiyaki is a formal term that encompasses meats that have been skewered and grilled. Two similar terms, kushikatsu (串カツ) and kushiage (串揚げ), refer to meat and vegetables that have been coated with egg, flour, and panko, then deep-fried. By contrast, kushiyaki is not deep-fried. Both yakitori and kushiyaki are used interchangeably in Japanese society to refer to skewered meat collectively; however, when referring to a specific item, yakitori will not be used unless the primary meat is chicken. While using pork, grilled pork on skewers are cooked with the same sauce as yakitori , and that is why in some areas, such as Muroran, grilled pork on skewers is called " yakitori ", instead of yakiton (やきとん[?]). While kabayaki is also skewered and grilled over charcoal, it is rarely categorized as kushiyaki since they are not served on skewers. Fish grilled whole on skewers with salt and served after pulling off the skewer is not called kushiyaki but shioyaki (grilled with salt) at high-end restaurants.