Bachan's reviews and discussion

These sauces are amazing. Add some white rice and chicken and you have a quick, great tasting meal. I’ve been looking for a sauce like the Japanese bbq one for awhile, and will be buying this again when I run out.

A great and versatile sauce. We love trying all the different flavors, the Miso is my favorite. Makes any meal a lot better and packs a punch without needing a lot. My only complaint is the price seems a bit high for the amount.

overall a solid sauce to keep in your pantry. i've tried a few of the varieties: original, yuzu, and spicy—I personally think that the original is the one I'll keep coming back to, as it's the most basic and versatile? I've used it as a quick finisher topping AND as an overnight marinade for meat and fish dishes. The flavor is savory and sweet, but I will say that I also don't find the flavor to be particularly innovative or have a high wow factor. I do appreciate the packaging and branding—it's cute and brings an element of delight to my product experience.

I really love this sauce! I'm on my second bottle and I can't wait to try the extra spicy one! It's a little pricy compared to other sauces, and I find that the cap can be difficult to open, but I'll still continue to buy it.

I replenished a bunch of my dipping sauces the other day. This was the crown jewel of that haul. It goes well on everything! I also love that it is a soy sauce consistency, so a little bit goes a long way. Highest possible recommendation.

I am obsessed with Bachans Japanese barbecue sauce, I literally put it on everything. I use it as a marinade, while cooking, or as a topping. The ingredients are simple and the sugar isn’t too bad surprisingly even though it’s very sweet. Makes everything taste better!

I’m so obessesed with the og Japanese bbq sauce, it’s just perfect. And I can put it on so many things. Whenever I see a different variety from this brand in the store, I always buy it. I want to try every flavor. They never disappoint.

Randomly stumbled across this brand in a NYC Whole Foods, decided to give it a shot, and haven't looked back. So tasty. I add it to my lunch and dinner meals (usually brown rice and chicken / beef / turkey) and it adds fantastic flavor. I'm addicted, and would highly recommend!

Tried this sauce 2 different ways.....as a topper sauce and as something thrown into a wok with veggies. It's not something I'd normally like but wanted to give it a try and it just didn't hit with me or anything it was put with, even for different methods of cooking and different ingredients. This is just a personal preference because my son actually really liked it.

I love these sauces! So far I have tried the Japanese bbq GF and the Japanese bbq orig! Both are great, full of flavor, and make fun sauces to put on a variety of different meals. I wish they had less soy content for people who are more soy sauce sensitive, but I understand that is the whole point of this sauce! Worth the price because it lasts for a long time!

Obsession doesn't begin to explain how I feel about this sauce. I bought my first bottle a few months ago and now I use it with every meal. I didn't know that I could feel so strongly about a BBQ sauce. I would start with Original, and then expand to Hot and Spicy once you're ready. Also they offer Gluten Free sauce which is incredible. Overall such good product!!!

Delicious, my roomate and I made a bbq chicken & cauliflower steak with cheese and red onion and this flavor profile elevated the dish completely. Will be grabbing this over regular bbq sauce until I’m in the ground.

I purchased the original sauce and loved it! After the first bottle I purchased a few of the other flavors and the sweet one is excellent as well! Great on my tofu and rice dishes! Also on meat!

I can't go to Whole Foods without impulse buying 40 sauces and I recently tried this-- SO good on everything.

I tried their original sauce on a chicken and it was pretty good. But as a Japanese myself, I feel that the taste is a bit on the sweet side. The behind story of the brand being bachan (meaning grandma in Japanese) is nice and really nice to see how Japanese-American food culture is being promoted in the states :)

Really enjoy the taste and packaging. I was not expecting it to be as watery (used to thicker BBQ sauces from the South) but it's still great, just using it a but differently.

I think this sauce is a great "quick and easy" condiment to have around the kitchen. It has a thinner consistency which makes it excellent for marinades and stir-fries. The flavor itself is good, but nothing new or extraordinary to me. It has a very close taste profile to Hoisin sauce.

I tried the Japanese barbeque sauce and while I think the packaging is great, and I love the idea of having more, unique flavors conveniently in my fridge or pantry (Im a big fan of Omsom, & Fly By Jing for example) this produst just isnt worth the money or fridge space.

My husband picked up the original Japanese BBQ flavor at Costco to try out, and it's good! Our kiddo loves it (win!!) and is perfect to drizzle over rice, veggies, etc., and to use as a sauce to cook with. It IS a bit on the sweeter side, which is fine for us - but may not be to others liking.

Tasty addition to many dishes. I love the sauce, but not the packaging. I want to be able to buy more items in glass bottles. It's time for plastic to largely go away.