Is Chicken Teriyaki really chinese?
Posted in Ethnic Cuisine | Asked by Danielle | 2012-02-19 05:28:49 | (19) answers

I have a social studies project next week, and we are have an option to make a food from that country or dress up like the people in the country. My project is on China, and i would really like to make Chicken Teriyaki; but i need to know if it is Chinese.....

by Bush Tucker      2012-03-04 15:28:52

It's Japanese! : 3/4 pounds chicken breasts or thighs 2 tbsp sake (rice wine) 4 tbsp soy sauce 4 tbsp mirin (sweet rice wine) 2 tbsp sugar *grated ginger Preparation: Poke chicken using a fork. Mix other ingredients in a bowl. Marinate the chicken in the mixture for 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan. First, fry the skin side of the chicken on medium heat until the skin is browned. Turn the chicken over to fry the other side on low heat. Pour the sauce used to marinate chicken in the pan. Cover the pan and steam cook the chicken on low heat until done. Remove the lid and simmer until the sauce becomes thick. Stop the heat. Slice the chicken and serve on a plate. Pour thickened sauce over the teriyaki chicken. Garnish with grated ginger if you would like.

by Dune      2012-03-01 19:29:04

Teriyaki is Japanese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teriyaki

by The Unknown Chef      2012-02-29 21:29:02

I am a former chef and the Teriyaki made outside of Japan is not the same, in Japan teriyaki is a sauce used on the food, not a marinade or method of cooking, I worked at a hotel in Tokyo back in the 1980's owned by a Canadian hotel chain, you can make a chicken cooked in a soya marinade or sauce, but it is not teriyaki, in most chinese restaurant it is known as "Soya Chicken", they do whole chickens and chicken wings.

by GH LIASON FAN      2012-02-29 07:29:04

No it's not chinese but you see it a lot because the ingredients are simple and commonly used by both chinese and japanese chefs.

by Cassie W      2012-02-26 14:28:54

i think it is japanese food

by Evan C      2012-02-26 09:29:06

Actually chicken teriyaki is neither japanese nor chinese, but instead an american made dish that many mall food courts will pass off as japanese.

by Aileen HK      2012-02-25 22:28:54

It is Japanese.

by P-Le7      2012-02-25 12:29:01

jap

by Maya C      2012-02-25 09:29:03

The name is Japanese as far as I know. I don't think it's Chinese.. never tasted it when I lived in China, and well.. honestly I'm pretty sure it's Japanese :)

by Jack D      2012-02-24 23:29:04

yep it is

by Alfred      2012-02-24 21:28:52

no teriyaki is japanese

by longlive...      2012-02-24 10:29:00

Teriyaki is a Japanese word, not Chinese. Teriyaki Chicken originated from Japanese restaurants. The General Chicken that is popular in the United States is not strictly Chinese food also, it is an "American" Chinese food.

by miss Zzz      2012-02-22 20:29:06

popiah is chinese, it's very easy to make. but um i'm not sure if you are able to find it easily. here's a recipe at: http://www.deliciousasianfood.com/2008/0… i don't know what are the exact measurements of the recipe my mother and granny uses but that recipe seems kinda similar so you can try it!

by Elena N      2012-02-22 19:28:55

its japanese

by Olivia W      2012-02-22 16:29:01

No - it's Japanese.

by PoohBear...      2012-02-21 07:29:07

Teriyaki sauce comes from Japan. If you need a Chinese dish, do dumplings. They're easy to make. You can get dumpling skins at most large supermarkets, along with the ground pork, (napa) cabbage, garlic and ginger that makes up the filling. You can find recipes online, or just use this one: 1 large head of napa cabbage (or regular green cabbage is fine 1 lb ground pork 1 tbls fresh ginger, ground 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced Mix the pork, ginger and garlic together in a large bowl, set aside. Chop up the cabbage, and mix it with a heavy sprinkling of salt. Lay the cabbage out on a clean towel for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, wrap up the cabbage and wring out the extra water. Add the cabbage to the pork mixture until thoroughly mixed. Use your hands. To make a dumpling, take a heaping spoonful of the pork mixture and place it on a dumpling skin. Dab the edge of the skin with some water or egg wash (1 egg beaten with some water) and fold the skin in half. Press the edges so they seal. Repeat a whole bunch of times (do this while watching TV.) Cook immediately, or store in the fridge for a few days, or freeze for 3 months. To freeze, put the dumplings on a metal cookie sheet and slide into the freezer. When frozen, put them in an airtight ziplock bag. This way they won't stick together. To cook: Add dumplings to heavily salted boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Or, put a layer of dumplings into a pan (no oil) and cook over medium heat until the bottoms are browned. Pour 1/4-1/2 cup of water over the dumplings, and immediately slam on a lid so they steam cook the rest of the way. Serve with soy sauce, or dumpling sauce. Congrats. You're now considered a "good catch" by Chinese girls.

by SuperGen...      2012-02-20 12:29:01

I think that's Japanese...

by Marie      2012-02-19 11:28:55

It's Japanese. I google some simple chinese recipes for you. http://chinesefood.about.com/od/recipesb…

by That Guy!      2012-02-19 07:28:59

Google says it's Japanese! http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/t… Make egg rolls!