Phonedave
Well-Known Member
Fried rice is a Chinese invention. It is not Japanese. Hence why it is not served at Teppan Edo. For those who have had teppanyaki in Japan, fried rice is not something that is ever served. The show is also kept to a bare minimum there, as it is more about watching the art of cooking.
The whole idea of teppanyaki involving a "show" is also an American invention - created by the founders of Benihana, most notably Hiroaki Aoki, father of famed DJ Steve Aoki.
I call BS on that reasoning. There are a LOT of things that Teppan Edo does and serves (as well as most American teppanyaki places) that is not done or served in Japan. To pick and choose "we don't serve fried rice because it is not authentic" while serving zucchini, chicken, and 'dipping sauces' is just looking for an excuse to not serve fried rice. Either make the whole thing authentic, or stop stating that is the reason for not having fried rice.