Seasonings unique to Japanese cooking such as mirin and sake are not used in American teriyaki sauces, and instead, ingredients such as western liquors, garlic and sesame, which are uncommon in the traditional Japanese teriyaki sauce, are often used to prepare teriyaki sauces.
テリヤキソースには味醂、日本酒など日本独自の調味料は使用されず、頻繁に洋酒、ニンニク、ゴマなど本来の「照り焼きのタレ」と違う原料で製造されている。