I’ve tried all kinds of barbecue sauces from Costco, including Kinder’s Honey Hot BBQ Sauce, Heinz Pitmaster Collection Barbecue Sauce, and Bulls-Eye Barbecue Sauce. I’d never tried Japanese barbecue sauce before, so when I spotted Bachan’s Japanese Barbecue Sauce at Costco, I knew I had to give it a try! Find out whether I’d buy it again by reading the review below.
Location in Store
This is located in the sauce and seasonings aisle at Costco, near the Rao’s Marinara Sauce and the Kinder’s The Chicken Sauce Dipping Sauce. The item number is 1738943.
Taste
This sauce is definitely unique. It’s very salty and sweet and reminds me of teriyaki sauce. It also has a flavor that’s similar to sweet soy sauce.
The texture is quite thin, so it works well as a marinade, dipping sauce, or even drizzled over stir-fry. I used it as a dipping sauce for chicken, but next time I think I’ll use it as a marinade for kabobs.
Cost
The 739-milliliter bottle of sauce costs $12.99 Canadian, which seems comparable to the price of other similar sauces available at Costco.
Convenience
The sauce needs to be refrigerated after opening and has a best-before date that’s about eight months from when I purchased it. It’s made in the USA. As I mentioned earlier, this Japanese Barbecue Sauce is very versatile.
You can use it anywhere you’d normally use teriyaki sauce, whether as a marinade, dipping sauce, or glaze. The sauce is cold-filled, preservative free and BPA free.
Nutrition
Calories
Two tablespoons of the barbecue sauce contain 80 calories, less than one gram of fat, 18 grams of carbohydrates, zero grams of fibre, 17 grams of sugar, two grams of protein, and 1,050 milligrams of sodium. That’s an incredible amount of sodium and sugar for just two tablespoons!
Ingredients
The ingredients list is relatively short and made up of simple ingredients you might use if you were making barbecue sauce at home. The sauce is vegan and contains wheat, soy, and sesame.
Scoring
Taste: 7.5/10
Cost: 7.5/10
Convenience: 10/10
Nutrition: 5/10
Overall
Give it a try!
This sauce is unique in that the flavor is like a sweet teriyaki sauce with a strong umami taste. It’s versatile and I think a lot of people will enjoy it.
Yes it does!
Stir-fries, salad dressings as a glaze or marinade.
Yes, because it contains soy but it does not contain any thickening agents.
Have you tried the Costco Bachan’s The Original Japanese Barbecue Sauce? What did you think of it?
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Great review. When I first tried it, I liked the flavor on stir fry, etc. But over time the sugar content became too much for me. A little bit goes a long way, and it comes in a BIG bottle from Costco. I didn’t purchase it again.