Yakitoriでもいいと思いますし、
Japanese style skewered chicken「日本スタイルの串に刺さった[鳥](https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/57641/)」
と説明するのもいいと思います。
Japanese style は「日本式」「日本スタイルの」といった意味です。
skeweredは、[お団子](https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/6242/)のように「串に刺さっている[食べ物](https://eikaiwa.dmm.com/uknow/questions/34477/)」のことです。
There are different types of kebab, some of which are eaten in pitta bread, so to be more precise, you may add the word 'skewered'. A skewer is the metal or wooden stick used to keep the meat together while cooking - and sometimes for eating also.
相手の出身や経験にもよりますが、基本的にYakitoriで通じると思います。
焼き鳥に似た、東南アジアの料理で"Satay"(サテー：肉を串に刺した料理)という料理があるので、東南アジア圏の人に説明するする際は、"Japanese version of Satay"というと伝わるでしょう。
ジュージュー感や目の前で焼いてくれる感じを上手く総合的に説明したい場合は、
"Yakitori is a Japanese specialty where various parts of the chicken are skewered and charbroiled by the chef. They are usually served simply with only salt or dipped into teriyaki like sauces.
と説明してみてはいかがでしょうか。
specialty = 名物
various parts of the chicken ＝ 鳥のあらゆる部位
skewered = 串刺し
charbroiled ＝ 炭火焼
teriyaki like sauces ＝ 海外では一般的な、「照り焼き」に似たようなタレ
A skewer (noun) is a long piece of wood or metal used for holding food
Skewered (verb) refers to the chicken that has been pierced by the skewer
Grilled (past participle)
This is a method of cooking
The chicken is placed and cooked on a grill
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Example
A: What are we having for for Lunch?
B: We're having yakitori
A: What's that?
B: It's a Japanese dish of grilled skewered chicken
A skewer (名詞) is a long piece of wood or metal used for holding food 串は木やメタルでできた長いもので食べ物を刺すものです。
Skewered (動詞) refers to the chicken that has been pierced by the skewer串に刺したチキンに言及しています。
Grilled (過去分詞)焼く
This is a method of cooking 調理方法
The chicken is placed and cooked on a grillグリルで焼かれたチキン
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例
A: What are we having for for Lunch?ランチは何を食べる？
B: We're having yakitori焼き鳥です
A: What's that?それは何？
B: It's a Japanese dish of grilled skewered chicken日本の料理で串刺しのチキンです。
Yakitori is popular in Japanese restaurants in the UK and is frequently served in them, especially in big brand restaurants like 'Yo! Sushi'. They are best described as chicken skewers as a skewer is a stick which food, especially meat, is pushed onto and then cooked and served on.
barbecue / BBQ - this is any meat cooked on a grill.. so things that are barbecued are called barbecue or grilled
e.g. "grilled chicken" or "barbecue chicken"
skewers - this is rows of grilled food served on a stick
e.g. chicken skewers, vegetable skewers, lamb skewers
"Bastered barbeque skewer"
"Japanese chicken skewer"
"Meat kebab"
"Bastered barbeque skewer, Japanese chicken skewer and Meat kebab" these terms can be used to describe a "Yakitori" which is a Japanese type of skewered chicken. Its preparation involves skewering the meat with Kushi (a type of skewer made of steel or bamboo). Afterward, they are grilled over a charcoal fire. Charcoal is the preferred method of cooking as it provides high heat and strong flames while giving off little to no water vapor. This allows for the ingredients to cook quickly while imparting a crunchy texture to the skin. During cooking the meat is typically seasoned with tare sauce which is soy basting sauce or salt.
Example sentences-
1. I often eat Yakitori at the food stand by my work.
2. Japanese style meat skewers are traditionally called yakitori.
【例文】
1. I often eat Yakitori at the food stand by my work.
（職場の近くにある屋台でよく焼き鳥を食べます）
2. Japanese style meat skewers are traditionally called yakitori.
（日本式の肉の串焼きは、昔から焼き鳥と呼ばれています）
---> A kebab is pieces of meat or vegetables grilled on a long thin stick.
I enjoy chicken kebabs.
I had a fruit kebab for lunch.
My dad makes the best chicken skewers.
kebab（ケバブ）とは細長い棒に肉や野菜をさし、グリルして食べる食べ物です。
I enjoy chicken kebabs.
チキンケバブを味わう。
I had a fruit kebab for lunch.
ランチにフルーツケバブを食べた。
My dad makes the best chicken skewers.
私のお父さんが作るチキンの串焼きが一番うまい。
"Grilled meat" the term used to define meat that is Char grilled (charcoal), cooked on a 'grill'.
"Chicken Skewers" 'Skewers' is used to describe a long thin piece of wood or metal that pierces and holds meat onto the stick which is then cooked and eaten.
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