Introduction

Over the last two decades we have witnessed a global explosion in sushi, with Japanese restaurants popping up in every corner of the world. And with that a more recent trend has emerged, combining sushi with robata. The word ‘robata’ translates as ‘fireside cooking’, and is a Japanese style of grilling food, consisting of delicious skewered morsels of fish, shellfish, meat and vegetables. It is the perfect marriage of raw and cooked dishes, served alongside each other and often eaten like tapas, with a focus on sharing.