/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>4320626
For some reason soy sauce in Murika has CORN in it. Japan has wheat in it. I like Hong Kong soy sauces the most. Surprisingly Vietnam makes some good soy sauce too. But those are just my preferences. I have no idea about their tiers.

it depends on the dish you are making and only then on the quality of the specific soy sauce you are looking for

Chinese soy sauce in my opinion are the tastier kind

Kikoman is pretty good for an industrial brewed soy sauce

Japanese soy sauce they sell here are expensive as shit and isn't that much different from kikoman but because its called shoyu it somehow makes it seem special

my girlfriends family says this is best one they've had and they're chinese. i think it tastes really good, but i'm not a soy sauce aficionado. bought it at the local asian store

>>4320635

The US runs on corn.

In japan they have whole isles for soy sauce, there are that many brands. Just pick your preference.

I use kikkoman, I never really considered it expensive though. It's ok I guess but I can't say I've ever thought about it much, never knew there was a top shelf soy sauce.

>>4320626
Plenty of variants and the technique of brewing/contents may differ.

Google is nice for this.. the question is the application. If you are braising i would go for a nice dark chinese soy sauce, or perhaps tamari.

Kikkoman is better than shit like La Choy but its still not a good soy sauce. Atleast the American version. Japanese one is better but still not the best

>>4320635
soy sauce here in murrica usually has wheat and soy in it, if not just soy+rice alcohol. even store brands. i've not seen it with corn yet.

>>4320722
also my favorite I've had so far contained no wheat or corn. i think it was tamari or something like that

>>4320647
>chinese gf
hhhhnnnnnnngggggg
i too like a chinese girl in my class

to stay topic related, some taste watery compared to others, thats the only difference i taste. also the ingredients as
>>4320635
stated but i cannot taste the difference much.

I'm no expert on the different brands, but there is a major difference between dark soy (which I understand is intended for cooking) and the lighter soy which is meant to be used as a condiment. The couple of dark soy sauces I've used are seriously powerful shit - if you're just cooking a portion for yourself, 3-4 drops can be plenty. If you're in the US, OP, the Lee Kum Kee brand seems pretty alright to me and I gather it's available pretty much everywhere.

Chinese soy sauce is generally darker and has higher sodium content. It's used a lot in cooking but also goes well with Black rice vinegar for making dipping sauces.

Japanese soy sauce is generally lighter in taste as is the kind you're going to find in the bottles at just about every asian restaurant in the country. When used it cooking it's mainly limited to Japanese dishes.

>>4320965
>inappropriately classifying soy sauces by countries from an anonymous country outside of the countries under review
all of my lels

ok

Totally varies. The stuff I get from the Chinese restaurant is completely different than Kikkoman.

Use Kikkoman for japanese dishes and Lee Kum Kee for chinese dishes.

My favorite soy sauce was a dollar at an international market. It came in a large water bottle looking container. Wasn't just "salt" sauce as many soy sauces are. Don't know brand or name but god was good.

>>4320626
If you go for most non-spicy japanese dishes, a savory soy sauce like kikkoman is really good. also good for cooking sauces. However, other sauces are good for other stuff.

P.S There are better sauces for sushi than kikkoman, can't remember their Japanese names atm though :/

>>4320626
Doesn't make THAT big a difference, so long as you're actually buying fermented soya beans. Make sure you aren't buying one with corn, caramel, or added salt, and you should be good.

I buy Kikkoman reduced sodium version.

>Kikkoman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz-mJed_bP0

Soba Tsuyu > Soysauce and can be used the same way.

>>4320626
>tiers of salt sauce

>>4323881
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Tastes just as good (if not exactly the same) but less hnnnnnngattacks.

>>4324398
fuck me, I just bought a small bottle of this today

It's more expensive than my usual cheapo Yeo's, but dat superior pouring spout design.

Make your own.

>>4324472
isnt that just soy sauce and bonito based soup stock?