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is a Japanese American
are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in number to constitute the sixth largest Asi ...
food consisting of broiled strips of meat marinated in teriyaki
''Teriyaki'' (kanji: η
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Fish – yellowtail, marlin, skipjack tuna, salmon, trout, and ...
sauce and rolled with scallion
Scallions (also known as spring onions or green onions) are vegetables derived from various species in the genus ''Allium''. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions and their close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, ch ...
s ( negi). Originally, beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus'').
In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantity ...
was used as the protein, but other types of protein, such as chicken
The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...
, are now commonly used in negimaki.
History
The dish originated in Manhattan in the 1960s at Restaurant Nippon after the ''New York Times'' food critic Craig Claiborne suggested that something with beef was needed to appeal to the American diner. According to the dish's inventor, Nobuyoshi Kuraoka, it was a variation of a dish traditionally made withbluefin tuna Bluefin tuna is a common name used to refer to several species of tuna of the genus ''Thunnus
''Thunnus'' is a genus of ocean-dwelling, ray-finned bony fish from the mackerel family, Scombridae. More specifically, ''Thunnus'' is one of five ...
.
References
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