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Teriyaki Chicken

📍 Japan

Japanese-style chicken glazed in sweet soy teriyaki sauce with mirin.

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A glaze that shines like lacquer — the Japanese art of teriyaki.

The ritual

Teriyaki Chicken

  1. 1

    The tare sauce

    Soy, mirin, sake and sugar are simmered into a glossy glaze.

  2. 2

    Grill the chicken

    Chicken is grilled until the skin turns golden and crisp.

  3. 3

    Brush & repeat

    The glaze is brushed on again and again, building shiny layers.

  4. 4

    Caramelise & slice

    The mirin sugars caramelise into a sticky, glistening coat.

A journey through time

Teriyaki Chicken

  1. epoka Edo

    A grilling technique

    Glazing with sweet soy develops in Japan during the Edo period.

  2. ✦

    “Shine” and “grill”

    The name joins “teri” (luster) and “yaki” (grilling).

  3. XX w.

    The Hawaii route

    Japanese immigrants make teriyaki famous in Hawaii and the US.

  4. dziś

    Known worldwide

    Today one of the most recognised words in Japanese cuisine.

Good to know

Mirin makes it shine

That sweet rice wine gives the signature glossy sheen.

Teri + yaki

The name literally describes “glossy grilling”.

True teriyaki

In Japan it’s a glazing method, not a bottled sauce.

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