Seattle's favorite fast food seems to be teriyaki. There's at least one
teriyaki joint per block on "the Ave" adjacent to the University of
Washington, and numerous others scattered around town. So tonight I was
inspired to make chicken teriyaki at home. Confession time: I cheated
and used bottled Kikkoman sauce. I served the gemisch over soba
noodles, with edamame as an appetizer and kimchi along side. Not bad.

Cindy

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Cindy Fuller wrote:

> Seattle's favorite fast food seems to be teriyaki. There's at least one
> teriyaki joint per block on "the Ave" adjacent to the University of
> Washington, and numerous others scattered around town. So tonight I was
> inspired to make chicken teriyaki at home. Confession time: I cheated
> and used bottled Kikkoman sauce. I served the gemisch over soba
> noodles, with edamame as an appetizer and kimchi along side. Not bad.
>
> Cindy
>

Gaw, there's a place in Bellevue that had the best Teriyaki thigh & leg
(still whole & on the bone) WITH SKIN! which they served with white
rice. I still have a craving for it & haven't been there in about 10
years & haven't found a place that serves the same dish anywhere.
I've tried to make it. Didn't do a bad job, but I know it's just not
the same.

Cindy Fuller wrote:
> Seattle's favorite fast food seems to be teriyaki. There's at least one
> teriyaki joint per block on "the Ave" adjacent to the University of
> Washington, and numerous others scattered around town. So tonight I was
> inspired to make chicken teriyaki at home. Confession time: I cheated
> and used bottled Kikkoman sauce. I served the gemisch over soba
> noodles, with edamame as an appetizer and kimchi along side. Not bad.
>
> Cindy
>

It is really simple to make teriyaki sauce and the taste is much better
than bottled "space sauce".

In article >,
George > wrote:

> It is really simple to make teriyaki sauce and the taste is much better
> than bottled "space sauce".

I would love to see a good recipe for teriyaki sauce. I've made a few
cookbook recipes and they were abysmal. Way too salty for my taste.
The bottled Kikkoman stuff that Cindy bought was actually not bad, after
she doctored it up with fresh ginger and some other stuff.

She is right about the prevalence of teriyaki joints here in Seattle.
They are more common than burger joints. In the two years we've been
here, we've only tried a few. My favorites so far are Nasai Teriyaki
(University Ave. branch) for their pork teriyaki, and Mori's on 85th
street in the Greenwood area. Mori's is actually more than a teriyaki
joint. They also serve up some nice sushi and bento boxes.

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Julian Vrieslander

Julian wrote:

> She is right about the prevalence of teriyaki joints here in Seattle.
> They are more common than burger joints.

In terms of prevalence, how do they stack up against coffee houses? I
haven't been to Seattle for about twelve years, but I'm given to understand
that there's a coffee house every fifty feet (or just about that) nowadays.

Bob

In article >,
"Bob" > wrote:

> Julian wrote:
>
> > She is right about the prevalence of teriyaki joints here in Seattle.
> > They are more common than burger joints.
>
> In terms of prevalence, how do they stack up against coffee houses? I
> haven't been to Seattle for about twelve years, but I'm given to understand
> that there's a coffee house every fifty feet (or just about that) nowadays.

There are probably a lot more coffee joints than teriyaki joints. As
you probably know, Starbucks got started in Seattle, and they have shops
all over the metro area. Sometimes you see two Starbucks on the same
city block, or practically across the street from each other. There are
also shops run by Tully's, Peet's, and other regional chains. Plus many
independently run shops, some with their own roasting operations. Plus
lots of walk-up and drive-through espresso stands and kiosks. You see
these everywhe in parking lots, inside stores and malls, gas
stations, hardware stores, etc. I work on the U of Washington campus,
and many of the buildings have espresso stands.

Seattle also has tea shops and bubble tea shops. This town is seriously
into caffeine.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Julian Vrieslander wrote:
> In article >,
>
> There are probably a lot more coffee joints than teriyaki joints. As
> you probably know, Starbucks got started in Seattle, and they have shops
> all over the metro area. Sometimes you see two Starbucks on the same
> city block, or practically across the street from each other. There are
> also shops run by Tully's, Peet's, and other regional chains. Plus many
> independently run shops, some with their own roasting operations. Plus
> lots of walk-up and drive-through espresso stands and kiosks. You see
> these everywhe in parking lots, inside stores and malls, gas
> stations, hardware stores, etc. I work on the U of Washington campus,
> and many of the buildings have espresso stands.
>
> Seattle also has tea shops and bubble tea shops. This town is seriously
> into caffeine.
>

I have a slogan for the Chamber of Commerce or Visitor's Bureau:

"Seattle, all wired, all the time"

gloria p

On Sat 22 Jan 2005 03:38:38p, Julian Vrieslander called across the
abyss...

> In article >,
> "Bob" > wrote:
>
>> Julian wrote:
>>
>> > She is right about the prevalence of teriyaki joints here in Seattle.
>> > They are more common than burger joints.
>>
>> In terms of prevalence, how do they stack up against coffee houses? I
>> haven't been to Seattle for about twelve years, but I'm given to
>> understand that there's a coffee house every fifty feet (or just about
>> that) nowadays.
>
> There are probably a lot more coffee joints than teriyaki joints. As
> you probably know, Starbucks got started in Seattle, and they have shops
> all over the metro area. Sometimes you see two Starbucks on the same
> city block, or practically across the street from each other. There are
> also shops run by Tully's, Peet's, and other regional chains. Plus many
> independently run shops, some with their own roasting operations. Plus
> lots of walk-up and drive-through espresso stands and kiosks. You see
> these everywhe in parking lots, inside stores and malls, gas
> stations, hardware stores, etc. I work on the U of Washington campus,
> and many of the buildings have espresso stands.
>
> Seattle also has tea shops and bubble tea shops. This town is seriously
> into caffeine.
>

Must be all that rain!

Wayne

Julian Vrieslander wrote:

> > It is really simple to make teriyaki sauce and the taste is much
better
> > than bottled "space sauce".
>
> I would love to see a good recipe for teriyaki sauce. I've made a
few
> cookbook recipes and they were abysmal. Way too salty for my taste.

> The bottled Kikkoman stuff that Cindy bought was actually not bad,
after
> she doctored it up with fresh ginger and some other stuff.

The basic recipe for teriyaki sauce is simply: Japanese soy sauce,
garlic, sugar, and ginger. You can play with the ratio of ingredients
to your taste. Marintate your meat for about 2 hours and grill.

D.M.

Julian Vrieslander wrote:
>
> Seattle also has tea shops and bubble tea shops. This town is seriously
> into caffeine.
>

Yeah, and it's not just Seattle either. It's the entire WA state, all
the way from the top of the Peninsula to Ocean Shores.

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:19:51 GMT, Julian Vrieslander
> wrote:
>
>I would love to see a good recipe for teriyaki sauce. I've made a few
>cookbook recipes and they were abysmal. Way too salty for my taste.

here's my version:

teriaki sauce:

1/3 cup soy (i use kikkoman)

2 tbs mirin

2 1/2 tbs cider vinegar

2 tbs brownulated sugar

1 1/2 tbs chopped ginger root

1 tsp chopped garlic (i use the nasty stuff from the jar)

1/2 tsp sesame seeds (optional) (would probably be better toasted, but
i'm too lazy)

* * * *

in a small saucepan, mix ingredients together and bring to a boil.
lower heat and simmer gently for around 10 minutes. strain, put into
a bottle and keep refrigerated. should last approximately forever,
unless you like it, as i do.