Seattle is a teriyaki town

Plus, what do bay leaves actually do? [START FREE TRIAL]( or [LOG IN]( [America's Test Kitchen: Notes from the Test Kitchen]( [America's Test Kitchen: Notes from the Test Kitchen]( [FIND RECIPES ›]( April 12, 2024 [A collection of recipes from this newsletter]( [A collection of recipes from this newsletter]( What’s New at ATK [Bay Leaves]( What Do Bay Leaves Actually Do? Bay leaves do serve a purpose—albeit a subtle one. [Find out what bay leaves really do and when they really matter. →]( For the Crispiest Pot Pie Crust, Turn Your Dutch Oven Into a Baking Sheet This versatile kitchen tool just added [a new use to its repertoire. →]( A Note From Our Test Cooks [Inside the kitchen of Toshi's Teriyaki Grill; Bryan Roof's Headshot]( On the Road: Seattle Teriyaki From Bryan Roof, Editorial Director, Cook’s Country I was at lunch with a fellow food writer in Chicago, discussing regional American food over beers and pork rinds, when he said something unexpected. “Seattle is a teriyaki town.” I’d never heard that before. As far as I knew, Seattle had seafood, and plenty of it; coffee, of course; even fresh cheese, beer, piroshki, and cream cheese–laden hot dogs. But chicken teriyaki had never been a blip on my radar. So, I did what any curious, perpetually hungry food writer would do. I hopped a plane to eat this phenomenon for myself. Sure enough, on nearly every street corner, in almost every strip mall, and parked in the occasional liquor store and gas station, you can find teriyaki. I encountered a great mix of spots, [starting with the OG of teriyaki, Toshi Kasahara, at his namesake Toshi’s Teriyaki Grill](. Toshi is largely credited with bringing the teriyaki craze to Seattle, and his teriyaki is regarded by many as the gold standard. Matt Parker at [Grillbird]( would agree, and he’s got a picture of Toshi hanging on the wall of his Hawaiian-inspired teriyaki joint to prove it. At its core, Seattle teriyaki is a blending of cultures, techniques, and flavors, and perhaps no restaurant represents this as well as [Ta Joia]( where they infuse a typical teriyaki menu with tastes of Brazil and Korea. As I soon learned, teriyaki is the backbone of the Seattle dining scene. The working person’s go-to meal. Something to grab on the go that’s filling, affordable, and invariably delicious. Come follow along and get a taste of that Seattle teriyaki flavor with me and my old friend J. Kenji Lopez-Alt in the [latest episode of On the Road](. It’s guaranteed to make you hungry. Members get every recipe, review, and video. Get instant access to everything from the most trusted cooking experts. [Start your 2-week free trial](. The Taste of Seattle [Seattle Chicken Teriyaki →]( [Seattle-Style Hot Dogs →]( [Cedar-Planked Salmon →]( To Pair With Seattle’s Favorite Beverage [Basic Cinnamon Coffee Cake →]( [Palace Diner Lemon-Buttermilk Flapjacks →]( [Which Coffee Maker Is Right for You →]( [For layout only] Fresh Picks for You [Chewy Brownies →]( [One-Pan Pork Tenderloin with Green Beans and Potatoes →]( [Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies →]( [Try Digital All Access. 14,000+ Reliable Recipes, Tips and Tricks, Mobile App, 8,000+ Product Reviews, Cookbook Collection. Taste the Test Kitchen difference in everything you make. Get 14 Days Free. Salmon Piccata.]( [Adding filtered water to cold-brew coffee concentrate]( From Our Online Cooking School Doughnuts and Coffee How to make cold-brew coffee. [view course]( Try Another Newsletter [Dinner Tonight Newsletter Preview]( [Sign up for Dinner Tonight →]( We share quicker, easier, fresher weeknight recipes, all with 10 or fewer ingredients and 30 to 45 minutes of prep time. [Cook's Country Watch and Cook Newsletter Preview]( [Sign up for Cook’s Country Watch and Cook →]( Hear from the Cook’s Country team and feel right at home as you watch an episode and browse the latest recipes. [View the web version]( of this email. This offer expires April 14, 2024. All prior sales excluded. No substitutions. [Forward this email]( to a friend. [Unsubscribe]( or manage your [email preferences.]( We sent you this email because our records indicate that you requested to receive email from America's Test Kitchen. Our family of brands [America's Test Kitchen, Cook's Illustrated, Cook's Country, and Cooking School]( Follow Us [Facebook]( [TikTok]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Pinterest]( [View our privacy policy.]( DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. Unfortunately, replies to this email will not be answered. If you have questions, please [visit our Customer Service page.]( America's Test Kitchen, 21 Drydock Avenue, Suite 210E, Boston, MA 02210