Pepper Lunch

GYOZA VS JIAOZI

Japanese gyoza, like Chinese jiaozi, are folded, crescent-shaped dumplings filled with pork or vegetables. The main difference is that gyoza wrappers are thinner. This is because they are commonly pan-fried and the thin wrapper makes it easier to achieve a crispy, golden-brown bottom.

DIY DINING

Pepper Lunch is a huge Japanese “fast-steak” restaurant franchise with more than 600 locations around the world. It was founded by chef Kunio Ichinose, who wanted to serve chef-less food that customers could prepare for themselves on hot metal plates, quickly heated to 260 C on induction burners.

MODERN ISHIYAKI

The Pepper Lunch hot-plate concept is a modern spin on Ishiyaki, the ancient Japanese art of cooking on hot volcanic stones.