Kikkoman’s standard soy sauce is a Japanese dark soy sauce (known is koikuchi), as opposed to Japanese light (usukuchi) or white (shiro) soy sauce. The difference comes down to the ratio of wheat to soybeans, and quantity of salt, when it’s being produced.

2022年12月29日 · Dark soy sauce is mostly a soy sauce and molasses/caramel kinda flavour, imho. It definitely has a distinct flavour, and I add it to plenty of things too, but only in small quantities. It isn't a great substitute for regular aka light soy sauce itself, since it lacks the same full soy sauce flavour, but could easily overpower a dish with a ...

2021年12月24日 · Dark soy sauce is thick and dark and is the kind we usually use for cooking. The type of soy sauce you normally see in restaurants is light soy sauce or Japanese tamari, which is more used as a condiment. Dark soy sauce is better for cooking because it's thicker and won't water down your food.

2023年3月15日 · Chinese cooking often uses light soy sauce, and dark soy sauce. Light soy sauce is what you would call the "standard" soy sauce. Dark soy sauce is thicker, darker, and more strongly flavored. It will give your dish a darker color and a much stronger soy flavor. In Japanese cooking, they often use koikuchi, usukuchi, and tamari.

2024年1月26日 · I’ve watched numerous recipe videos in which the recipe calls for a mix of regular soy sauce and “dark soy sauce”. I’ve been to dozens of stores and looked at hundreds of bottles of soy sauce. I can’t find bottles that say anything close to “dark soy sauce”.

2023年3月9日 · I would say be careful about how much dark soy sauce you use. Light soy sauce is quite salty, but you can get away with using a lot if you just balance the dish properly with sweet, sour, etc. But dark soy sauce is quite sweet and even a bit too much can turn a dish into something sweeter than you'd want. E.g.

2023年2月10日 · Just did some research. It's def oyster sauce. 2 tbsp Soy sauce, 2 tbsp dark soy sauce, 2 tsp oyster sauce, 2 tsp xiaoxing wine, 1 tsp veg oil, 1 tsp sugar, and msg to taste, is the magic the mixture That's for 6 cups of rice. So adjust accordingly 😌

2021年10月5日 · Dark soy sauce is aged longer, is thicker, has added sugar. It is often used for adding a dark colour to dishes. Kikkoman is a Japanese soy and is considered a dark soy sauce in Japan but is used similarly to Chinese light soy in cooking.

2021年3月28日 · This is 老抽 Chinese style dark soy sauce Japanese soy sauce is derived from this, but defatted soybeans are used and roasted wheat is added. This reduces the cost of raw materials, and decreases the necessary aging time, and increases the alcohol content to 2.5%.

2020年12月27日 · In the Chinese soy sauce realm, soy sauce is typically separated into light, dark, and double dark. Light (as with Japanese) is saltier and thinner than dark soy, which has more developed flavors. Dark has a richer, sweeter flavor and more intense color than Light.