[Ads-l] Antedating of "Teriyaki"

[Benjamin Barrett]

The earliest I see on Google Books is 1892 with a meaning I do not see on the Japanese or English Wikipedia (https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%85%A7%E3%82%8A%E7%84%BC%E3%81%8D <https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%85%A7%E3%82%8A%E7%84%BC%E3%81%8D>, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teriyaki <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teriyaki>). Coming from two authors, this meaning might be what we call umeboshi, though it’s not clear.

The earliest citations I see for the broiled/grilled version that we know today is 1901 (Google-dated) and 1905 (date appears valid).

1. 1892
The Japs at Home
Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen
http://bit.ly/1EJHPqe <http://bit.ly/1EJHPqe> (date confirmation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Sladen)

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It was served with teriyaki (preserved plums) and sweet potatoes syruped, and was followed by hachizakana, fish in a bowl.
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2. 1895
A Japanese Marriage
Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (same as 1)
http://bit.ly/1O7mzwl <http://bit.ly/1O7mzwl> (date confirmation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Sladen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Sladen>)

Note the spelling of shioyaki, which reflects the orthography before the post-WWII reform.

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‘You must add to these _shiwoyaki_—fish baked with salt ; _teriyaki_—plums preserved with salt ; sweet potatoes syrupped, and _hachizakana_—fish in a bowl,’ said Mary.
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3. 1901
Mousmé: a story of the West and East
Clive Holland
http://bit.ly/1XzBLGB <http://bit.ly/1XzBLGB> (date confirmation: http://bit.ly/1K0onFQ <http://bit.ly/1K0onFQ>)

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Palmer’s biscuits and the _teriyaki_ which Oka, remembering Mousmé’s love for plums in sugar coats, had thoughtfully provided!
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4. 1901 (not confirmed)
Collier's, Volume 28
http://bit.ly/1Opb0i4 <http://bit.ly/1Opb0i4> (Google search page with snippet: http://bit.ly/1ELwOV5 <http://bit.ly/1ELwOV5>)

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Teriyaki — Broiled lish with Japanese sauce made of mushrooms chiefly and served with crisp cakes.
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5. 1902
My Japanese Wife: A Japanese Idyl
Clive Holland
http://bit.ly/1O7l8hy <http://bit.ly/1O7l8hy> (date confirmation: http://amzn.to/1FrUskg <http://amzn.to/1FrUskg>)

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...and a great linking for _teriyaki_ (plums in sugar coats).

and that for the time the native _teriyaki_ and such-like sugar-coated joys would be nowhere.
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6. 1905
Japanese Conversation-grammar: With Numerous Reading Lessons and Dialogues
Hermann Plaut
http://bit.ly/1PVEl4c <http://bit.ly/1PVEl4c> (date confirmation, appears valid: http://bit.ly/1NWT6pF <http://bit.ly/1NWT6pF>)

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_teriyaki_ meat or fish baked with _shōyu_
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7. 1906
The Greedy Book: A Gastronomical Anthology
Frank Schloesser
http://bit.ly/1JZZJ3C <http://bit.ly/1JZZJ3C> (date confirmation though not definitive: http://bit.ly/1M4wXpa <http://bit.ly/1M4wXpa>)

If this date is correct, this might be a good source for other Japanese foods. Other words I see here are “ohira”, “sashimi” and “nizakana”.

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Teriyaki. (Roast Fish.)
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Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA

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> On 6 Sep 2015, at 11:22, Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
> 
> teriyaki (OED 1962)
> 
> 1958 _Japan Times_ 28 Nov. 8/8 (Japan Times Archives)  A "Yakitori" eatery =
> serves what we commonly call chicken teriyaki or liver teriyaki, in other w=
> ords, broiled pieces of meat, alternated with pieces of onions speared on s=
> mall skewers.
> 
> Fred Shapiro


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