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Explain dark soy sauce vs regular soy sauce

Got some Lee Kum Kee premium dark and really like it. What m...
avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/16/26
I always assumed they just continued to ferment it for longe...
Razzle coral scourge upon the earth
  01/16/26
I bet someone here knows. My dark is younger than my light i...
avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/16/26
Light soy sauce is for salt. Dark is for color and subtle fl...
Alcoholic Disgusting Lay
  01/16/26
I’m genuinely curious about the sauces
avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/16/26
It's not subtle in flavor. It adds substantial umami. Great ...
stimulating poppy indian lodge
  01/16/26
Agreed, but a flavor that is not "cheese" or "...
Alcoholic Disgusting Lay
  01/17/26
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180 knife
  01/17/26
I understand it the same way as rear naked choke tp. “...
burgundy liquid oxygen half-breed
  01/16/26
Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy
avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/16/26
I rike-a soy sauce on my real American steak!
cerebral pink philosopher-king
  01/16/26
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milky twinkling uncleanness
  01/16/26
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avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/16/26
thoo dark
Geriatric associate round eye
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milky twinkling uncleanness
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avocado theater stage pisswyrm
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Electric Slate Gaping Ticket Booth
  01/17/26
its ying and yang for soy sauce. light v dark. thinner v thi...
splenetic territorial area
  01/17/26
You're a great poster imo
lascivious faggotry
  01/17/26
Interesting. Is there dark soy sauce that doesn’t use ...
avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/17/26
among chinese soy sauces, no. chinese dark soy sauces will a...
splenetic territorial area
  01/17/26
ty
avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/17/26
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burgundy liquid oxygen half-breed
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mustard state
  01/17/26
BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.
Dead snowy school
  01/17/26
MSG is 180. I add it to pretty much everything you’d p...
avocado theater stage pisswyrm
  01/17/26
a little sprinkle of msg along with salt in scrambled eggs i...
burgundy liquid oxygen half-breed
  01/17/26
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avocado theater stage pisswyrm
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Dead snowy school
  01/18/26
more athletic
mustard state
  01/17/26


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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm

Got some Lee Kum Kee premium dark and really like it. What makes this so good on steak compared to regular soy sauce? Is it the caramel coloring?

Dark:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003U2AAQY

Regular:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004XX1NKQ

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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: Razzle coral scourge upon the earth

I always assumed they just continued to ferment it for longer, for a stir fry I like to do 1/3 dark soy to 2/3 regular in my sauce

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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:20 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm

I bet someone here knows. My dark is younger than my light i think

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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:32 PM
Author: Alcoholic Disgusting Lay

Light soy sauce is for salt. Dark is for color and subtle flavor.

If this is supposed to be a honeypot for Asians, you're going to get a lot of false positive cookingmos

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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:48 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm

I’m genuinely curious about the sauces

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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: stimulating poppy indian lodge

It's not subtle in flavor. It adds substantial umami. Great for making things deliciously savory without blowing the salt content into the stratosphere or making the food taste "Asian"

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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:32 AM
Author: Alcoholic Disgusting Lay

Agreed, but a flavor that is not "cheese" or "mint" is subtle to noncookmos.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: 180 knife



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: burgundy liquid oxygen half-breed

I understand it the same way as rear naked choke tp. “Light soy sauce” is normal soy sauce with the salt and umami and flavor. Dark soy is more of a coloring agent, you add a dash along with light soy when you want eg fried noodles with a rich dark color.

(not azn but have messed around plenty trying to make azn food)

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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm

Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: cerebral pink philosopher-king

I rike-a soy sauce on my real American steak!

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: milky twinkling uncleanness



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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm



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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Geriatric associate round eye

thoo dark

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: milky twinkling uncleanness



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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm



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Date: January 17th, 2026 9:05 PM
Author: Electric Slate Gaping Ticket Booth



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Date: January 17th, 2026 11:22 AM
Author: splenetic territorial area

its ying and yang for soy sauce. light v dark. thinner v thicker. saltier v sweeter. sooner v later.

light (what most westerners know as regular) soy sauce in chinese translates as "fresh extract." it is pressed from recently fermented soybeans. in cooking, it is typically added earlier in the cooking process as it will darken over time with heat.

dark soy sauce in chinese translates as "old extract." it is pressed from soybeans that have been fermented much longer. in cooking, it is typically added later in the cooking process. recipes that you see where light and dark are mixed together to form a marinade are garbage and wrong. dark soy sauce should be used as a finisher in fast wok cooking, much like sesame oil.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: lascivious faggotry

You're a great poster imo

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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm

Interesting. Is there dark soy sauce that doesn’t use caramel coloring

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Date: January 17th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: splenetic territorial area

among chinese soy sauces, no. chinese dark soy sauces will always have either caramel or molasses which gives it that sweeter darker profile. chinese dark soy sauces may also be called black soy sauce, and even double black soy sauce, but that is just the amount of caramel or molasses in the soy sauce.

the SE asian countries have an entire soy sauce lineup in the dark profile that i am less familiar with. my wife is thai and she uses a dark soy sauce that is based on palm sugar which is a different sweet profile than sugarcane. thais like to use palm sugar a lot. i had never encountered palm sugar until i met my wife. she also uses a mushroom flavored soy sauce, and a brand called maggi which best i can describe as a light smoky soy sauce.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm

ty

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: burgundy liquid oxygen half-breed



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:45 PM
Author: mustard state



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:00 PM
Author: Dead snowy school

BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm

MSG is 180. I add it to pretty much everything you’d put salt on

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:35 PM
Author: burgundy liquid oxygen half-breed

a little sprinkle of msg along with salt in scrambled eggs is absolutely transformative

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Date: January 17th, 2026 7:06 PM
Author: avocado theater stage pisswyrm



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Date: January 18th, 2026 4:14 PM
Author: Dead snowy school



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:44 PM
Author: mustard state

more athletic

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