What’s In Chicken Teriyaki?

Chicken teriyaki (despite being Japanese) can probably be found on most Chinese food menus in most Chinese food restaurants in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. It’s become and Chinese food take-out staple, and an incredibly popular ‘Chinese’ food. But what’s actually in it? E Hur Wei, a local Chinese restaurant in Nashville, helped explain.

Teriyaki comes from Japan and refers to grilling food that’s been glazed in a sweet sauce. This sauce is what gives teriyaki flavor, and Chinese food restaurants in Middle Tennessee guard their sauce recipes extremely carefully. But at its core, teriyaki sauce is soy sauce, mirin, and sugar. Mirin’s a bit like a rice-based port: a sugary liquid with a low alcohol content. In restaurants, teriyaki is usually fried over a high heat to properly glaze whatever the sauce is covering, and then sometimes finished in the oven. At home, because you’re not cooking for an entire restaurant, you have a little more leeway, and can bake the teriyaki for a less oily finish. There are dozens of teriyaki recipes out there to try yourself.

So if you’re craving some teriyaki chicken and can’t find a Chinese restaurant that has it, head over the E Hur Wei. It’s one of the best Chinese restaurants in town with great reviews and a diverse menu. It’s on 75 Hwy 70 S Nashville, 37209.

Qualities of a Perfect Chow Mein

            Finding the perfect way to cook chow mein is not an easy task. You might slave away in your Nashville home trying to follow a Chinese food recipe that you just can’t seem to perfect. The secret is in the wok, but it’s difficult to say just what it is about the wok that makes it so special.

            The experts at E Hur Wei recommend using a wok that has taken in many flavors over the years. A used wok has a certain edge to it that cannot be beat. You should cook the food on very high heat so that the outsides are becoming very crisp and the insides of the meat and vegetables are soft and tender.

            If you are in the Nashville area and want a taste of perfection, the cooks at E Hur Wei can give you what you are craving. Once you have tried the food here, you will never want to make an attempt at cooking your own Chinese food again.

            Visit the website to see the menu, and visit the restaurant at 7075 U.S. 70S, Nashville, Tennessee, 37221. There is a reason this restaurant is the go-to destination in Middle Tennessee. 

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