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Originally Posted by phatch  I forgot to footnote my asterisk on soy sauce.
Soy sauce comes in two types, light and dark. Light does not refer to calories or sodium, but to color from caramelization of sugars. Most soy sauce in grocery stores is light such as Kikkoman. And that's not a bad soy sauce. Most afficianados of Chinese food settle on Pear River Bridge soy sauce for their light. Their dark is good too, but I don't see the same concensus on dark soy brands.
Dark is sweeter and has much more color impact on the dish. |
Pear -> pearl river bridge, and yes, very much agreed. Sort of like when in doubt with fish sauce, go with Three crabs brand. I go Pearl river bridge with dark soy too.
The Rasa Malasia blog was new to me, thanks for that! I also have found, but never bought, the Chopstick Bowl DVD set which supposedly explains all of the 'secret" Chinese take-out secrets and recipes... but the 4 disc set is like $120+ and I'm not so sure about it.