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#1 Sat 24 Feb 07 3:30am
Pin Head
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Dark Soy Sauce V Light Soy Sauce
Whats the difference and how it effects it's use?
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#2 Sat 24 Feb 07 1:27pm
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Re: Dark Soy Sauce V Light Soy Sauce
LIGHT VS. DARK SOY
This is an extremely complicated subject for a variety of reasons. First there are so many different kinds and brands of soy. Not only light and dark, but thick, sweet, Phillipine, Chinese, Japanese, Thai etc. Then there are different brewing methods using differing ingredients.
Basically light soy is saltier and thinner while dark has a molasses flavor component and the ability to color dark sauces while using a small amount of soy.
Typically in my cooking, and that of many professional chefs, dark and light soy are mixed. If you want your fired rice to have that dark Americanized look, use more dark soy. If you want a light brown sauce use a lighter color soy, or a smaller quantity of a dark soy.
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#3 Tue 27 Feb 07 7:42am
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Re: Dark Soy Sauce V Light Soy Sauce
Dark soy is usually used for flavour as well as a natural colouring agent. You could use a little dark soy in braised dishes and stews and stirfries but you would NOT want to use it in a Chinese broth or congee.
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#4 Tue 27 Feb 07 12:37pm
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Re: Dark Soy Sauce V Light Soy Sauce
yeah dark is a bit heavy going, quite over powering. i wish i hadn't bought it.
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#5 Wed 28 Feb 07 2:20pm
Pasty Muncher
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Re: Dark Soy Sauce V Light Soy Sauce
I understand that Dark Soy sauce has less salt than its Light partner. Either way they are both laden with salt and thats not good for the old blood pressure
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#6 Tue 18 Dec 07 11:14am
Pasty Muncher
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Re: Dark Soy Sauce V Light Soy Sauce
Just wanted to update on my earlier post about salt and the adverse effect on health - see http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/health/s … essure.htm which and this blog post http://blood-pressure-info.blogspot.com … stmas.html suggesting that reduction in salt added to food http://www.blood-pressure-monitoring.or … effect.htm 
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