Seattle's Sweet Teriyaki Sauce || Food/Groups

Teriyaki: sweet! Sticky! Born not in Japan, but right here, in Seattle! That’s right -- the thick, saccharine grilling glaze you know and love is hardly a Japanese creation. Modern teriyaki was pioneered in Seattle in the Seventies, and for decades, teriyaki shops thrived as the city’s, cheap, quirky alternative to franchised fast food. But times are changing in the Emerald City. Skyscrapers are going up, new residents are moving in, and in the last ten years, about a third of the city’s iconic teriyaki shops have disappeared. WHY? Can teriyaki -- the go-to budget eats of Seattle’s grungy past -- survive in the city’s glossy future? We went there to find out. Watch all of Food/Groups Season 1:    • Food Porn, Drone Montage, GoPro Fail || Fo...   Read Naomi Tomky’s Thrillist feature on teriyaki’s disappearance: https://www.thrillist.com/eat/seattle... Guests Naomi Tomky Toshi Kasahara Shota Nakajima Eula Scott Bynoe Nancy Leson Locations Toshi’s Teriyaki Grill Fremont Brewing Urban Beer Garden Special Thanks Naomi Tomky Fremont Brewing Subscribe to Thrillist    / @thrillist   Check out our website for more food, drink, travel, and entertainment. https://www.thrillist.com Like us on Facebook   / thrillist   Follow us on Instagram   / thrillist   Sign up for our newsletter https://signup.thrillist.com/