It is said that the cocking with an iron plate has been getting popular since foods cocked with a junk iron plate were served at the black market or at a food stall right after the war.
鉄板を用いた調理が一般化するのは、戦後の闇市や屋台において廃品の鉄板の上で調理した料理を販売したことに始まると言われる。