Teriyaki - Japanese sweet-salty glaze

Teriyaki is a Japanese cooking technique and sauce whose name comes from the words teri (luster) and yaki (grilling). The sauce base is a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sake, and sugar, which reduces during cooking into a glossy glaze. Meat or fish is brushed with this mixture while grilling, creating a caramelized surface with a sweet-salty flavor. The most common teriyaki dishes are chicken, salmon, and beef. Teriyaki has become one of the most popular Japanese flavors in the Western world.