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🍱 A Japanese dish 🥢 A sweet sauce
teriyaki

teriyaki

3 3.2
A sweet soy sauce used to flavor and glaze grilled or stir-fried food
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛriˈɑːki/
translation icon : salsa teriyaki
  • We came home to Teriyaki chicken in the crock pot, which we were going to have with rice, but ended up having with pasta and tomatoes.
  • teriyaki sauce
  • teriyaki glaze
  • teriyaki marinade

So in this chicken teriyaki bowl there is rice, chicken edamame, broccoli chives and teriyaki sauce.

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Examples

  • So in this chicken teriyaki bowl there is rice, chicken edamame, broccoli chives and teriyaki sauce.

    Sydney Serena

  • I'm going to have that with shrimp and white rice and my seal sama teriyaki sauce that is on the menu for dinner tonight.

  • I went with the teriyaki sauce.

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  • I'm just going to throw some of this teriyaki sauce up here.

  • It smells OK and it has like a teriyaki flavor a little bit.

  • Grilled free-range chicken teriyaki.

    Something's Gotta Give (2003)

  • I immediately loved the special sauce with its explosive flavor profile, just like the first time I ever tried Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki.

    Blog text (16)

  • I use a little cooking wine and teriyaki sauce for marinades.

  • Add reserved chicken and garlic to the pan; add teriyaki sauce and stir-fry for about 2 minutes more.

  • In a bowl, combine teriyaki sauce, oil, half of the garlic, ginger, vinegar, and pepper flakes.

Compounds

teriyaki chicken
2.4

A Japanese dish of chicken covered in a sweet soy sauce and often grilled

How Sweet

honey cake
1 2.5
teriyaki
3 3.2
soy sauce
  • US
29 1.0

Surface Forms

teriyaki singular
teriyakies plural

Etymology

Teriyaki comes from Japanese parts teri meaning 'shine' or 'glaze' and yaki meaning 'grill' or 'roast'. So teriyaki sauce is the sweet soy glaze that makes grilled food shiny and tasty.