Yum Yum Sauce - The Salty Marshmallow (2024)

Yum Yum Sauce is so easy to make and just as good as your favorite Japanese hibachi restaurant! You’ll love this tangy, savory, sweet sauce on any meat!

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YUM YUM SAUCE! To go along with our Hibachi Chicken post from earlier this week of course! We can’t have hibachi without this stuff, it is so good! This sauce is made with super simple ingredients and you probably have most all of them in your pantry! It took several tries and experimenting, but I am happy to say this tastes just as good as the restaurant! Yum Yum Sauce is made of mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, sugar, paprika and water to thin the sauce out. That’s it! It’s really just a matter of the right ratios of ingredients to get the flavor you want! You could easily also serve this over London Broil or any chicken at all like Baked Chicken Breast or even Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs!

This might be the shortest post I’ve ever made on this blog! But, the recipe is really self explanatory. You’ll just grab a bowl, or a jar and whisk everything together! As far as vinegar goes, I like rice vinegar best so use it if you can. If not, apple cider vinegar will absolutely do just fine. I like to thin our sauce out quite a bit and typically use about 3 Tablespoons of water. I do this so we can drizzle it over the meat. You can also keep it thicker and use it as more of a dipping sauce. Once everything is mixed up, it really is best to let this sauce chill for several hours to let the flavors combine. I’d say at least an hour, and really up to 24 if you can. Yum yum sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

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Enjoy!

~Nichole

Yum Yum Sauce

Yum Yum Sauce is so easy to make and just as good as your favorite Japanese hibachi restaurant! You'll love this tangy, savory, sweet sauce on any meat!

Prep 5 minutes mins

Chill Time 1 hour hr

Servings 8

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Whisk all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth, using only 1 Tablespoon of water to start, and adding more as needed for desired consistency.

  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving for best flavor.

  • Store leftover sauce in a tightly sealed container or jar for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 2TBSP, Calories: 200kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Japanese

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FAQs

What is yum yum sauce made of? ›

Yum Yum Sauce is made of mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, sugar, paprika and water to thin the sauce out. That's it! It's really just a matter of the right ratios of ingredients to get the flavor you want!

Is yum yum sauce just sriracha and mayo? ›

So, is yum yum sauce spicy mayo? Kind of. It is a mayo-based sauce but spicy mayo is usually just mayo and sriracha. Yum yum sauce includes more spices and flavorings.

What does Terry Ho's yum yum sauce taste like? ›

Terry Ho's Yum Yum Sauce the Original

It's the perfect amount of sweet and tangy (almost like a deviled egg) and it is so thick and creamy. It coats shrimp like a dream. But it also has a bit of a Thousand Island dressing quality, so you can and should also use it on a burger or to dress a salad.

What is in the Yumm sauce? ›

Ingredients: Canola Oil, Water, Almonds, Nutritional Yeast (Dried Yeast, Vitamins [B-1, B-2, B-3, B-6, B-9 and B-12]), Garbanzo Beans, Soy Lecithin, Lemon Juice, Ascorbic Acid, Soybeans, Salt, Garlic, Herbs.

What is yum yum sauce actually called? ›

Yum Yum Sauce (also known as White Sauce, Sakura Sauce, or Japanese Steakhouse Shrimp Sauce) has been commonly found in Japanese steakhouses for years. More recently, people have started to notice this sauce appearing in sushi restaurants as well.

Why is yum yum sauce so good? ›

An all-purpose sauce for everyday pleasure, yum yum sauce should taste balanced with savoriness, sweetness and a touch of acid and gosoham, the Korean word often used to describe the nuttiness of sesame oil. Remember to salt generously so all the flavors can shine.

Is Yum Yum sauce Japanese or American? ›

Also known as white sauce or shrimp sauce, yum yum is an entirely American invention—a pinkish, mayonnaise-based condiment devised to accompany the theater and steak/chicken/shrimp line-up served in teppanyaki restaurants.

What brand is the best yum yum sauce? ›

Terry Ho's Yum Yum sauce is the secret behind some of the most delicious Japanese recipes. This is the light-colored condiment served at hibachi restaurants.

Is yum yum sauce spicy? ›

It's creamy and tangy with just a hint of spiciness, so I'm bringing the recipe to you, my chilihead friends. We're talking Homemade Yum Yum Sauce, and it's so much better than store bought hibachi sauce.

How long is Terry Ho's yum yum sauce good for? ›

The “Enjoy By” date listed on our jars and bottles is 6 months from the date of production.

Is boom boom sauce and yum yum sauce the same? ›

Is Boom Boom Sauce similar to Yum Yum Sauce? No, while some of the ingredients are similar, the difference is that boom boom sauce is spicier, because of chili sauce. Also yum yum sauce has a sweet taste because of sugar.

Does yum yum sauce have red 40? ›

Soybean Oil, Corn Syrup, Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled And Cider Vinegar, Salt, Spice, Calcium Disodium EDTA (Added To Protect Flavor), Water, Sugar, Tomato Paste (Tomato, Citric Acid), Garlic Powder, Hot Sauce (Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Guar, Sodium Alginate, Xanthan Gum, Yellow 6, Red 40), Salt, Lactic Acid, ...

Is Yumm Sauce Vegan? ›

What are the ingredients in Yumm! Sauce? Yumm! Sauce is vegan, gluten-free, egg-free, corn-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, and cholesterol-free.

Who created Yumm sauce? ›

Café Yumm! co-founder Mary Ann Beauchamp developed the recipe for Yumm! Sauce in the 1980s.

Does yum yum sauce contain mayo? ›

INGREDIENTS: MAYONNAISE (soybean oil, distilled vinegar, egg yolk, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of salt, water, mustard seed, calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor.)

Is Yum Yum mayonnaise? ›

This Japanese steakhouse yum yum sauce, or white sauce, is a mayonnaise-based sauce that's creamy and delicious. Perfect for dipping or drizzling.

Is yum yum sauce made of mayo? ›

What is Yum Yum Sauce? It is a Japanese Steakhouse Shrimp Sauce with a mayo base, melted butter, tomato and other spices. If you have ever been to Japanese hibachi restaurants, you've had the pale pink sauce, or as some call it white sauce and others just plain Japanese sauce.

Is yum yum sauce the same as fry sauce? ›

Yum Yum sauce could be viewed as the upgraded. version of fry sauce. The fact that it has a few more. flavoring ingredients (including paprika and garlic.

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