(It is said that for the kabayaki to be born and to be completed in its current form, it was necessary for seasoning ingredients, such as soy sauce, mirin, rice wine and a sweetener, such as sugar, to be widely available, along with the technique to fillet live eels.)
(蒲焼の誕生には、醤油・みりん・酒・砂糖などの甘み調味料の普及と同時に、生きたウナギをさばく技術がなければ完成しなかったといわれている。）