teriyaki

/ˈtɛriˌjɑki/

Teriyaki is a Japanese dish of meat or seafood glazed in a savory sauce and cooked on a grill. You can find chicken or beef teriyaki on the menu at many Chinese and Korean restaurants too.

In the West, teriyaki is often made with a thick, sweet marinade, and you can even buy teriyaki sauce to pour on meat, fish, vegetables, or rice. In Japan, the dish usually consists of meat or fish basted with a thinner mixture of soy sauce, rice wine, and sake, and grilled. The word teriyaki comes from teri, “to shine,” and yaki, "to grill.”

Definitions of teriyaki

1. noun

   beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
   type of:

   dish

   a particular item of prepared food
2. noun

   a sweet and savory Japanese sauce usually made with soy sauce, sugar, sake, and ginger