[Well, if he's calling it that then Ren's definitely from a future time than him, and it's not just some weird coincidence that this guy doesn't know teppanyaki. Ren waves a hand rather casually at the question.]
We don't really use that name anymore other than when we feel like being fancy, but yes. It's not really an empire anymore, either.
[They do still have an emperor, but it's pretty much entirely a symbolic position, which turns it into more of a democratic monarchy type business. Ren's not really one to dig deep into politics when he doesn't have to.]
Right, they cook it in front of you. You can get things like that at food stalls as well - it's pretty common in Caihong too, actually - but it's more of a multi-course thing with teppanyaki.
[There's only so long you can hang around outside a street stall most of the time, unless they're specifically set up for people to sit down and stay a while. He finds that much less common with stalls than restaurants, though.]
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We don't really use that name anymore other than when we feel like being fancy, but yes. It's not really an empire anymore, either.
[They do still have an emperor, but it's pretty much entirely a symbolic position, which turns it into more of a democratic monarchy type business. Ren's not really one to dig deep into politics when he doesn't have to.]
Right, they cook it in front of you. You can get things like that at food stalls as well - it's pretty common in Caihong too, actually - but it's more of a multi-course thing with teppanyaki.
[There's only so long you can hang around outside a street stall most of the time, unless they're specifically set up for people to sit down and stay a while. He finds that much less common with stalls than restaurants, though.]