Not all Soy Sauce is the same!

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: SagaLore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_sauce

Real soy sauce is based off fermented soy beans.

What you have is probably the imitation made from salt and caramel color.

Most US soy sauce is not even really soy, it is wheat based. Kikkoman(sp) is wheat based.

My wife, Asian, got me hooked on Maggi's red cap soy sauce. Is about $8-$10 a bottle at most Asian stores.

Wheat based, in and of itself isn't neccessarily a bad thing.

Soy sauce (Shoyu) is traditionally made with soy and some wheat.

Tamari is made from soy and no wheat.

 

[jjones]

Wow, it's these kinds of amazing revelations that make life worthwhile. And to think, had I blown my brains out yesterday I would have missed this insightful tidbit of information.

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97
I grew up on Maggi soy sauce... Im the darkest of my family [im usually outside the most] but for a while my family kept jokin it was cuz of all the soy sauce I used... hell, everyone [in my family ie cousins uncles and aunts] called me Maggi for a while lol.

Maggi isn't soy sauce.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: jjones
Wow, it's these kinds of amazing revelations that make life worthwhile. And to think, had I blown my brains out yesterday I would have missed this insightful tidbit of information.

So when are you blowing them out?

Pics?

 

[0roo0roo]

i just know theres dark/thicker and light soya. i use the darker stuff to mix with asian type vinegar and sugar to make dip for pot stickers and stuff. light soya is the stuff you see more often.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97
I grew up on Maggi soy sauce... Im the darkest of my family [im usually outside the most] but for a while my family kept jokin it was cuz of all the soy sauce I used... hell, everyone [in my family ie cousins uncles and aunts] called me Maggi for a while lol.

Maggi isn't soy sauce.

Depends. There are 3 version I know of. The yellow = wheat, red = soy, and the other cost so much we have not bought it as we are afraid we will like it so much we will have to buy it all the time.

 

[jupiter57]

I've always used LaChoy.
Was reading once about how it wasn't "real" Soy Sauce, and how the real stuff was so much better.
Spent some good money on a bottle of authentic Soy Sauce and could not stand the taste.
I suppose that when you are used to something and have been using it for so many years, it is hard to adjust.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: RichardE
My roomate put some odd soy sauce in the fridge. Anyway, I have the no name, really salty version and his was a more bitter, but better tasting (almost reminded me of alcohol) type. I didn't realize that Soy Sauces were made differently.

sounds like "light" soy sauce.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: jjones
Wow, it's these kinds of amazing revelations that make life worthwhile. And to think, had I blown my brains out yesterday I would have missed this insightful tidbit of information.

ATOT---A reason to go on living

 

[Otaking]

Kikkoman FTW!

 

[troytime]

Silver Swan for 'everyday' soy sauce usage

kikkomans for sushi

 

[razor2025]

Kikkoman suck balls. The only time I will ever use it is for eating sushi. Kikkoman sucks because it has no "fragrance". It's simply salty. It's perfect for sushi as you want to preserve the fish taste as much without interference. Anything besides sushi/sashimi, Kikkoman is terrible. My mom buys this "fish sauce" type soy sauce, and that stuff's much better. It's not bland as Kikkoman, so it definitely highlights other food's taste. Pearl Rive Bridge brand is so-so.

 

[uhohs]

wtf is la choy? i don't think i've ever seen it before.

we have pearl river and lee kum kee in the cabinet

 

[CountZero]

Originally posted by: Kanalua
Aloha Shoyu...best "soy-sauce" you can get...

My GF swears by this stuff. I admit its a nice tasting shoyu but we haven't had asian food at home in ages because we haven't made the trek to get more Aloha shoyu and she refuses to use another brand. I have a feeling I'll be ordering this online when we move to Dallas.

 

[daniel49]

its a chinese plot to overthrow our govt....Oh wait I thought I was in P and N

 

[Fritzo]

LOL- you might want to throw that away. That's what soy sauce tastes like when it spoils Might also be "artifical" or enhanced soy. Are there any crystals forming on the cap?

 

[theblackbox]

kikkoman has a shoyu that is really good. You can by it by the gallon can at most asian markets.

 

[mrzed]

My local supermarket has about 100 diferent types of soy sauce (estimate - I didn't count but it takes up 1/3 of one side of an aisle).

Strangely, I have found the Japanese stuff to work best for Japanese foods, Chinese for Chinese foods etc. etc.

How odd.