What is unagi sauce?
Unagi sauce · Japanese
Thick, sweet soy glaze for grilled eel, also called eel sauce, though most bottles contain no eel.
What it tastes like
Sweet, salty and syrupy, like a thicker, sweeter teriyaki. It caramelizes into a shiny glaze on grilled eel.
Where you’ll see it
Drizzled on unagi, sushi rolls like dragon rolls, and rice bowls at Japanese and sushi restaurants.