teriyaki

Thân thiện

The chef prepares teriyaki chicken on the grill.

Definition

Noun: 1. A Japanese cooking technique and its resulting dish: A method of grilling or broiling meat, fish, or other food that has been marinated in or basted with a sweet and savory sauce, typically made from soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. The term refers both to the cooking style and the dish prepared using it.

Usage

• As a dish name: "Teriyaki" is commonly used as a standalone noun to name a specific dish, often specifying the main ingredient.
• As a modifier: It frequently acts as an adjective to describe the sauce, cooking style, or flavor profile of other dishes.

Examples

• Noun (as a dish):
  • For dinner, we ordered chicken teriyaki and a side of rice.
  • Salmon teriyaki is one of the restaurant's most popular dishes.
• Noun (as a modifier):
  • I love the flavor of teriyaki sauce on grilled vegetables.
  • He prepared the beef using a teriyaki marinade.

Advanced Usage

• "Teriyaki" as a flavor descriptor: The term is sometimes used more broadly to describe a sweet, salty, and glossy flavor profile reminiscent of the traditional sauce, even in non-traditional fusion contexts (e.g., , ).

Variants and Related Words

• Teriyaki sauce (n): The specific sweet and savory glaze or marinade used in making teriyaki.
• Teriyaki glaze (n): A thicker version of the sauce, often reduced to a syrupy consistency for coating food.

Synonyms

• Glazed (when referring to the cooking result, e.g., ). Note: "Glazed" is a general term, while "teriyaki" specifies the Japanese style and flavor.

Học thuật

Noun

1. beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled