There are mainly two kinds of yakitori in terms of seasoning: "shio" (literally, salt) that uses only salt, and "tare" (literally, sauce) that is grilled with a salty-sweet sauce that is adjusted with soy sauce, mirin (sweet cooking rice wine), sake, sugar, and so on.
味付けは、主に二種類で、塩のみを使用した塩（しお）と、醤油、みりん、酒、砂糖などから調整された甘辛いタレをつけ焼いたタレがある。