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is a Japanese grilled
File:Smokebbqkulimkedah.jpg, Jingisukan Restaurant in
is a Japanese grilled mutton
Lamb and mutton, collectively sheep meat (or sheepmeat) is one of the most common meats around the world, taken from the domestic sheep, ''Ovis aries'', and generally divided into lamb, from sheep in their first year, hogget, from sheep in thei ...
dish prepared on a convex metal skillet or other grill. It is often cooked alongside beansprouts, onions, mushrooms, and bell peppers, and served with a sauce based in either soy sauce or sake. The dish is particularly popular on the northern island of Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.
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and in China
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History
Jingisukan, originating from the Japanese transliteration ofGenghis Khan
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan (title), khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongols, Mongol tribes, he launched Mongol invasions and ...
, refers to a style of grilling mutton, which is also referred to as a type of yakiniku
, meaning "grilling, grilled meat", is a Japanese language, Japanese term that, in its broadest sense, refers to grilled meat cuisine.
Today, "yakiniku" commonly refers to a style of cooking bite-size meat (usually beef and offal) and vegetables ...
. The dish was conceived in Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.
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, where it has been a popular blue-collar dish that has only recently gained nationwide popularity. The name Jingisukan is thought to have been invented by Sapporo-born Tokuzo Komai, who was inspired by the grilled mutton dishes of Northeastern Chinese cuisine. The first written mention of the dish under this name was in 1931.
In 1918, according to the plan by the Japanese government to increase the flock to one million sheep, five sheep farms were established in Japan. However, all of them were demolished except in Hokkaido (Takikawa and Tsukisamu). Because of this, Hokkaido's residents began eating the meat from sheep that they sheared for their wool.
There is a dispute over from where the dish originated; candidates include Tokyo
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, Zaō Onsen, and Tōno. The first jingisukan dedicated restaurant was a that opened in Tokyo in 1936.
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File:Genghis Khan cooking pan.jpg, Pan for Jingisukan
File:Golden Copper jingisukan.jpg, Golden Copper Pan for Jingisukan
File:Zingisukannama.jpg, Genghis Khan Nabe before being cooked
File:Sheep and cloud hill 2023-05-20(2) as.jpg, A Jingisukan dish from Shibetsu, Hokkaido
See also
*List of lamb dishes
This is a list of the popular lamb and mutton dishes and foods worldwide. Lamb and mutton are terms for the meat of domestic sheep (species ''Ovis aries'') at different ages. A sheep in its first year is called a lamb, and its meat is also called ...
* Mongolian barbecue
* Teppanyaki
, often called in the United States and Canada, is a post-World War II style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word is derived from , the metal plate on which it is cooked, and , which means grilled, broiled, or ...
* Yakiniku
, meaning "grilling, grilled meat", is a Japanese language, Japanese term that, in its broadest sense, refers to grilled meat cuisine.
Today, "yakiniku" commonly refers to a style of cooking bite-size meat (usually beef and offal) and vegetables ...
References
External links
* - City of Sapporo * {{webarchive , url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524194620/http://smokebbq.wikispaces.com/Smoke+BBQ+Company , date=May 24, 2011 , title=Jingisukan barbecue restaurant Japanese cuisine Lamb dishes Hokkaido Heritage