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Asia at home: Teriyaki chicken bowl recipe

Published15.5.2020

Asia at home: Foundation staff member Emma Rzepecky talks you through how to make one of her favourite Japanese dishes – delicious teriyaki chicken with sushi rice and chopped vegetables.

Before we get started, why don’t we go through a few Japanese words/phrases we can use while we cook or eat?

Firstly, at the start of the video Emma tells you her name in Japanese.

The way you say this is: watashi no namae wa ‘Emma’ desu (insert your name instead of Emma) Give it a go!

A few other phrases include:

Shari (pronounced: shaa-ree) means sushi rice

Hashi (pronounced: haa-shee) means chopsticks

Itadakimasu (pronounced: eat-a-ducki-maas) is what you say before you eat. It means ‘thank you for the meal we are about to eat’

Gochisousama (pronounced: goh-chi-so-sa-ma) is what you say after you eat. It means ‘thank you for the meal we just ate’

Oishii (o-ee-shee) means delicious!

The full recipe is below. If you know how to make your rice, skip straight to the chicken! Here's where those spots are:

  • Part one: sushi rice - 00:33

  • Part two: teriyaki chicken - 2:47

  • Part three: prepare the vegetables and put the bowls together - 7:50

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