Yakitori vs Teriyaki sauce: what's the difference?

Most of us have heard of teriyaki sauce and teriyaki style cooking. Yakitori, maybe not so much. Yakitori sauce is quite similar to teriyaki in both the ways it's made and their uses, but they are not the same. Both use sugar as well as soy sauce to get a sweet-salty taste but yakitori sauce adds mirin to the mix but has less seasoning. Let's look at how and why to use yakitori over teriyaki sauce so you can become an expert in distinguishing the differences. If you like Japanese food, you should get our free recipe quick guide, it's the ultimate EASY quick guide with our favorite recipes: https://www.bitemybun.com/free-japanese-cookbook/ Check out the full post with recipes here: https://www.bitemybun.com/is-yakitori-sauce-the-same-as-teriyaki/ In this video: 00:00 Intro 00:17 Yakitori vs teriyakisauce 00:30 when to use the sauces 01:14 What do yakitori & teriyaki mean? 01:47 A little history