These two dishes, 'sugiyaki' or boiled fish and shellfish, and 'sukiyaki' or grilled birds and fish meat, are regarded as the origins of current day 'sukiyaki' in the form of nabemono (a dish served in a pot at the table) with beef.
この魚介類の味噌煮の「杉やき」と、鳥類・魚類の焼肉という「鋤やき」という二種類の料理が、牛肉の鍋物としての「すき焼き」の起源と言われている。