[ter-uh-yah-kee] 
| 1. | a dish of grilled slices of beef, chicken, or fish that have been marinated in soy sauce seasoned with sake, ginger, and sugar. |
| 2. | prepared in this manner: chicken teriyaki. |
| ter·i·ya·ki (těr'ē-yä'kē) n. A Japanese dish of grilled or broiled slices of marinated meat or shellfish. [Japanese : teri, glaze + yaki, to broil.] |
| Main Entry: | teriyaki |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See teriyaki sauce |
teriyaki
(Japanese: "glossy broil"), in Japanese cuisine, foods grilled with a highly flavoured glaze of soy sauce and sake or mirin (sweet wine). Garlic and fresh ginger are sometimes added to the mixture. In westernized Japanese cooking, the teriyaki sauce is frequently used as a marinade as well as a basting sauce. Beef, chicken, and fish are commonly prepared teriyaki style
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