Teriyaki (kanji: 照り焼き) is a cooking technique used in Japanese
cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled with
a glaze of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar.[1][2]
Fish – yellowtail, marlin, skipjack
tuna, salmon, trout, and mackerel – is mainly used in
Japan, while white and red meat – chicken, pork, lamb, and beef – is
more often used in the West. Other ingredients sometimes used in Japan
include squid, hamburger steak, and meatballs.
The
word teriyaki derives from the noun teri (照り), which refers to a shine or luster given by the sugar content
in the tare (タレ), and yaki (焼き), which refers to the cooking method of grilling or
broiling.[3] Traditionally the meat is dipped in or brushed with sauce
several times during cooking.