NEVER types of teriyaki sauce dark soy sauce unless a recipe specifically calls for it. Also see Asian market shopping list. Not light, dark, sweet, mushroom or any other type of soy sauce.
You can interchange light soy sauce and all purpose soy sauce in recipes. It won’t stain noodles with colour. The main takeaway here is that dark soy is saltier than light and all purpose. If you only use dark soy sauce, the sauce flavour is way too strong. If you just use light soy sauce, the sauce will be salty, but not very flavourful. Combination of dark and soy is used to create a balance of flavour, salt and colour.
You add a bit of dark soy for the flavour and colour, then use light soy to add more saltiness to a dish without overwhelming it with soy flavour. You’ve never really had a Spring Roll until you’ve tried homemade ones. With the quick video tutorial, you’ll master it in no time! It would be very unusual to use dark soy sauce. Asian Sesame Dressing – made with soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar and sugar.
Lasts for 3 weeks, an essential pantry standby! Indonesian soy sauce that has a syrupy constancy. Adds sweetness, stains with colour and adds soy flavour. It’s actually a good substitute for dark soy sauce because it has more flavour than light and all purpose soy sauce. But actually, this is like a more complex flavoured soy sauce, and slightly less salty too. Good to use as a dipping sauce!
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