The craftsman culture is one of the traditional cultures in Japan. Japanese dive into everything and try to make it perfect. There are many Japanese BBQ sauces in the market. And each BBQ sauces combine with different meats. Here let’s discuss that and choose the best one for your BBQ party.
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What is Japanese BBQ sauce called?
Before we start, you need to know some words about Japanese BBQ sauce.
BBQ – Yakiniku (焼き肉, 焼肉)
Dipping sauce – Tare (たれ、タレ)
BBQ sauce – Yakiniku no tare (焼肉のたれ)
Type of Japanese BBQ sauce
There are a lot of Japanese BBQ sauces on the market. It’s hard to choose a BBQ sauce when you have too many choices. I recommend you start from the base of the BBQ sauce and then the spiciness.
- The Base of The BBQ Sauce
Soy sauce-based sauce – Shyouyudare(醤油だれ)
Miso-based sauce – Misodare(味噌だれ)
Salt-based sauce -Siodare (塩だれ)
- The Spiciness of The BBQ Sauce
Sweet – Amakuchi(甘口)
Medium Spicy – Chukara (中辛)
Spicy – Karakuchi (辛口)
Japanese BBQ Sauces: Perfect Combination
According to the paragraph above, we can divide into the three based sauces from a wide range of Japanese BBQ sauces. Now let’s talk about the combination.
Soy Sauce-based Sauce (Shyouyudare, 醤油だれ)
The soy sauce-based sauce is the most widely used in Japanese BBQ sauce. It contains different seasonings, such as grated garlic, ginger, spring onion, onion, apple, etc.
Hence, soy sauce-based sauce combines well with beef, chicken, and pork. Especially it a perfect match with beef.
Miso-based Sauce (Misodare, 味噌だれ)
The miso-based sauce contains miso, mirin, and chilli powder. It has a deep, creamy flavour. In addition, some miso-based sauces contain grated garlic and spring onion.
The miso-based sauce is a unique feature of Japanese taste. Also, it combines well with organ meats, especially intestines (Hormon, ホルモン).
Salt-based Sauce (Siodare, 塩だれ)
The salt-based sauce is light and flavorful. Similarly, it contains grated garlic and ginger. And some contain lemon or citrus extracts.
Because of the light taste, it combines well with vegetables. Some people add sesame oil to the salt-based sauce to create a nutty flavour.
The salt-based sauce combines well with not only vegetables but also meats, especially chicken, intestines (Hormon, ホルモン), and tongue (Tan, タン). You can see many BBQ-ready meat marinades in the salt-based sauce in the market.
Conclusion
Now you know the combination between BBQ sauce and meat. Then you can choose Japanese BBQ sauce from 1. the base, 2. the contain ingredients, 3. spiciness.
I like dipping salt-based sauce with pork and chicken because of the mild flavour. And my husband loves spicy soy sauce-based sauces because of the rich taste.
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