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Sliced glazed beef over rice with sesame and scallion on a plate

Beef Teriyaki Plate

$19 play money

Sliced beef in a shiny soy glaze, with rice. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $19 in play money, which puts it in the Everyday tier ($15 to $59). It is part of the everyday core of the menu.

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Key facts

Cuisine
Japanese
Menu section
Japanese
Price tier
Everyday ($15 to $59)
Play-money price
$19
Main ingredients
beef, soy, mirin, rice
How it is served
Sliced glazed beef over rice with sesame and scallion on a plate

History, tradition and origin

Grilling over charcoal with a glaze of soy sauce and sweet rice wine is a long-standing Japanese method; the name describes the shine it gives. Chicken skewers grilled over charcoal grew popular at stalls near railway stations after the 1950s. Japanese immigrants in Hawaii and Seattle adapted the glaze with local ingredients into the sweeter sauce known abroad.

Food economy and industry

Skewer shops use nearly every part of the chicken, which keeps waste and prices low. The best are fuelled with a dense white charcoal made from oak that burns hot and clean and is costly to produce. Bottled teriyaki sauce is a large export category, and soy sauce brewing remains a major Japanese industry.

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