The Teriyaki Burger

The teriyaki burger is as ubiquitous in Hawaii as the Loco Moco. My good friend Jennifer Binney, a Hawaii native who lives on Oahu, calls it the “old school diner burger,” and she suggests serving it, “on the whitest white bun you can find. No seeds.” Not surprisingly, the teriyaki burger has roots in Japan; it was invented by the MOS Burger chain in the early 1970s. Today in Japan it is everywhere. McDonald’s even has a version of the teriyaki burger on the menu at their Japanese locations (so I’ve heard).