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Food historians tell us teriyaki (and sukiyaki, yakitori) were probably first made by Japanese cooks in the 17th century. These foods are intertwined (yaki' means grilled) and the recipes include some of the same ingredients. What separates teriyaki from the other recipes is the sauce. Teriyaki dishes became popular in the United States in the 1960s, when Japanese restaurants began to proliferate.
Today, teriyaki (chicken, beef, pork, Salmon) remains a popular Japanese dish in Western cultures. Traditional teriyaki glaze is made with sake and mirin. Today, a wide variety of concoctions, both home-made and manufactured, are passed as teriyaki sauce. About "TERIYAKI" "Teriyaki, a term which refers to a special glaze applied to fish, meat, or fowl in the final stages of grilling or pan-frying. This glaze is sweet and is based on a trio of favorite Japanese ingredients: soy sauce, Sake, and Mirin. Teri means gloss and yaki...refers to griling or pan-frying." "--Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson [Oxford University Press:Oxford] 1999 (p. 416) "...such popular and internationally known dishes suchs as...teriyaki, which...developed during the Edo period, are...meant to be eaten with soy sauce." (p. 116) "Chicken teriyaki is one of the most popular dishes on the menus of Japanese restaurants outside of Japan." --The Japanese Kitchen, Hiroko Shimbo [Harvard Common Press:Boston] 2000 (p. 413) |
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