I love chicken marinated in any type of sauce but my very favorite is Teriyaki sauce or marinade that gives the chicken a fantastic vibrant taste. Teriyaki is not really the sauce but a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which
foods are broiled or grilled with a glaze of soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. The
word teriyaki derives from the noun teri, which refers to a shine or luster
given by the sugar content in the tare, and yaki, which refers to the cooking
method of grilling or broiling. Traditionally the meat is dipped in or brushed
with sauce several times during cooking.The tare is traditionally made by
mixing and heating soy sauce and sake (or mirin) and sugar (or honey). The
sauce is boiled and reduced to the desired thickness, then used to marinate
meat, which is then grilled or broiled. Sometimes ginger is added and the final
dish may be garnished with spring onions. Overtime there have been many variations of the teriyaki sauce as more and more ingredients are added to it to suit the tastes and preferences of different people.
