A Kikkoman salesman, a second generation Japanese American, Tam YOSHINAGA, inspired by a Japanese teriyaki dish of fish which was prepared by his mother, invented the American version of soy sauce-based teriyaki cooking method that went well with meat.
キッコーマンの日系二世のセールスマン、タム吉永が彼の母親の調理した和食、魚の照り焼きをヒントに、肉料理に合う醤油ベースの料理法「テリヤキ」を発案した。