sizzlers

A sizzler is a meat-based dish that is steaming hot when served. Considered a dish created in Mumbai, India, it is served to customers on hot metal plates placed on a wooden tray. It is said to be derived from teppanyaki, a Japanese dish where meat and vegetables are prepared on a steaming hot griddle. The idea was to create a crunchy exterior, with the interior dish being soft and damp. The Japanese dish was said to have been served at an American food chain named Sizzler Family Steak Housein Culver City, California. This eatery was started by a couple, Del and Helen Johnson.