Flattop Grilling | Plancha | Teppanyaki

Grilling is very popular in Asia, Germany, South America, Sweden, Britain and America.

There are many ways to grilling. It includes barbecue net, top pot grilling, charcoal grilling, overhead grilling, double-sided grilling, whole grilling and flattop grilling. In this paper, we will discuss the flattop grilling in depth.

You can use a flat pan or a flattop grill (also known as a plancha or teppanyaki grill) to prepare the grilled food. When cooking food, you can put oil or butter on the pot or grill.

The flattop grill adopts heating technology, which will produce extremely high heat and distribute it on the whole surface in a radial way.

This kind of cooking equipment can provide unique crusts and crusts, which are not available for direct grilling. This is also an option for many seafood restaurants, as it is easy to set it to a consistent and flexible temperature.

The plancha grill is slightly different from the teppanyaki style I often use:

So the difference is very small, usually people use these two as synonyms. Plancha grill is from Spain, and Teppanyaki is from Japan. But they have a similar cooking style.

The camp chef here explains how to barbecue on a flat pan:

Where does plancha come from?

The flattop grill was first introduced in Spain, and the term plancha comes from it. Plancha is a Spanish word meaning "metal plate". According to LA Censu, cooked a la plancha refer to the use of metal plate barbecue food.

For example, roast beef slices are called "filetes à La plancha" in Spanish. Planchas are plated to prevent food from reacting with metal, thus making food produce subtle taste.

How about teppanyaki?

For Teppan, the word comes from the Japanese words "Teppan" (meaning Teppan) and "Yaki" (meaning baking, frying or baking).

Teppanyaki is a Japanese dish that uses a flattop grill or iron pot (called Teppanyaki) to prepare food. This cooking method was first proposed by shigeji Fujioka of Misono, a Japanese chain restaurant.

Japanese Teppanyaki cuisine includes fried noodles, cabbage or seafood or meat cooked with animal fat or vegetable oil or both. These delicacies are not only popular in Japan, but also affect western society.

Some ingredients used in western style Teppanyaki include mixed vegetables, beef, shrimp, scallops, chicken and lobster, usually cooked in soybean oil.

So that's why both teppanyaki and plancha are highly correlated with pan or grill height. These terms are often used interchangeably in sentences.