Yakitori — Japan’s smoky, charcoal-grilled chicken skewers — lives or dies by its tare: the dark, lacquered basting sauce brushed on layer after layer over the grill. The problem? Authentic tare is built on sake and mirin, so a genuinely halal version has been almost impossible to buy in the UK. Until now. Our Yakitori Sauce is 100% halal-certified and alcohol-free — the first of its kind we stock for Manchester and the wider UK.
What is yakitori sauce?
Yakitori (焼き鳥) means “grilled bird.” The sauce that defines it is tare — a soy-based glaze cooked down until it’s thick, glossy and deeply caramelised. Compared with teriyaki it’s darker, smokier and more savoury, designed to cling to skewers and char over open flame. Brushed on in repeated coats, it builds the sticky, sweet-and-smoky lacquer that makes street-stall yakitori so addictive.
Our halal yakitori sauce recreates that authentic tare with no mirin, sake or wine — ready to baste straight from the tub.
Teriyaki vs yakitori — what’s the difference?
Yakitori Sauce 2.3 kg 烧鸟酱
SKU: HALAL7 · Catering tub · Ready to baste
A rich, smoky halal tare with no mirin, sake or wine. Brush it onto skewers over charcoal, griddle or grill — it caramelises into a glossy, restaurant-quality finish.
View product & add to quote →Halal chicken yakitori skewers
Classic negima skewers — chicken and spring onion, basted in layers until lacquered and charred. No grill? They work just as well under your oven grill or in an air fryer.
Ingredients
- 600g halal chicken thigh, cut into bite-size chunks
- 2 large spring onions (or 1 leek), cut into thick pieces
- 8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water 20 min
- 6 tbsp Think GG Halal Yakitori Sauce
- 1 tbsp oil
- Sesame seeds or shichimi, to finish (optional)
Method
- Thread the chicken and spring onion onto the skewers, alternating pieces. Brush lightly with oil.
- Grill over high heat — charcoal, griddle or oven grill — turning, until the chicken is almost cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Brush generously with yakitori sauce and return to the heat for 1 minute so it caramelises.
- Repeat the basting 2–3 times, building up glossy, charred layers of glaze.
- Finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds or shichimi and serve hot.
Pro tip: baste in layers rather than all at once — that’s how you get the deep, lacquered look without burning the sauce.
More ways to use it
The same tare glazes far more than skewers. Brush it over grilled wings, salmon or prawn skewers, basted tofu, or tsukune chicken meatballs. Spoon it over a rice bowl for an instant yakitori don, or use it as a smoky finishing glaze on the BBQ. For a spicier plate, pair it with our halal Gochujang Sauce, or build a full Japanese spread from the Halal Sauce Range.
Authentic tare flavour, made the way you cook — no alcohol, no compromise.
Wholesale halal yakitori in Manchester & the UK
The 2.3 kg catering tub is made for high-volume kitchens. Skewers are one of the highest-margin items on any menu — fast to cook, easy to plate and perfect for izakayas, street-food stalls and BBQ menus. A halal yakitori sauce lets you serve every customer. Think GG Cash & Carry supplies it at wholesale prices from our Manchester base, with delivery across the North West and nationwide distribution to London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and beyond.
Halal yakitori sauce FAQs
Traditional yakitori tare usually isn’t, because it’s made with sake and mirin. Think GG Yakitori Sauce is 100% halal-certified and brewed completely alcohol-free, so you get authentic smoky tare with zero compromise.
Yakitori tare is thicker, smokier and more savoury, designed for basting skewers over the grill. Teriyaki is lighter, glossier and sweeter, better for pan-glazing and marinades. Both of ours are 100% halal.
No. Our halal yakitori is made without mirin, sake or any wine — halal from tub to plate.
From Think GG Cash & Carry, Unit 2 & 3, Velo Business Park, 2 Bellevue Avenue, Longsight, Manchester M12 4AS — retail and wholesale, with delivery across the North West and the UK.
Yes. It works just as well under an oven grill, on a griddle pan or in an air fryer — baste in layers for that lacquered, caramelised finish.
Order halal yakitori today
Think GG Cash & Carry — Unit 2 & 3, Velo Business Park, 2 Bellevue Avenue, Longsight, Manchester M12 4AS.
Call +44 0161-222-3535 or email sales@thinkgreengiggles.com for wholesale prices.
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