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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...
federal office giraffe
  01/16/26
I always assumed they just continued to ferment it for longe...
Jade philosopher-king
  01/16/26
I bet someone here knows. My dark is younger than my light i...
federal office giraffe
  01/16/26
Light soy sauce is for salt. Dark is for color and subtle fl...
Marvelous Sexy Legend Main People
  01/16/26
I’m genuinely curious about the sauces
federal office giraffe
  01/16/26
It's not subtle in flavor. It adds substantial umami. Great ...
Nofapping contagious spot
  01/16/26
Agreed, but a flavor that is not "cheese" or "...
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  01/17/26
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Gay trip area
  01/17/26
I understand it the same way as rear naked choke tp. “...
Henna church alpha
  01/16/26
Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy
federal office giraffe
  01/16/26
I rike-a soy sauce on my real American steak!
cordovan corner party of the first part
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Deranged Grizzly Jew Stain
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federal office giraffe
  01/16/26
thoo dark
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Deranged Grizzly Jew Stain
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federal office giraffe
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hyperventilating theatre depressive
  01/17/26
its ying and yang for soy sauce. light v dark. thinner v thi...
angry violet liquid oxygen feces
  01/17/26
You're a great poster imo
Titillating well-lubricated telephone
  01/17/26
Interesting. Is there dark soy sauce that doesn’t use ...
federal office giraffe
  01/17/26
among chinese soy sauces, no. chinese dark soy sauces will a...
angry violet liquid oxygen feces
  01/17/26
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  01/17/26
BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.
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  01/17/26
MSG is 180. I add it to pretty much everything you’d p...
federal office giraffe
  01/17/26
a little sprinkle of msg along with salt in scrambled eggs i...
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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: federal office giraffe

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: Jade philosopher-king

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: federal office giraffe

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: Marvelous Sexy Legend Main People

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: federal office giraffe

I’m genuinely curious about the sauces

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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: Nofapping contagious spot

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: Marvelous Sexy Legend Main People

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: Gay trip area



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: Henna church alpha

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: federal office giraffe

Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: cordovan corner party of the first part

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

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Deranged Grizzly Jew Stain



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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: federal office giraffe



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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: shaky bateful queen of the night

thoo dark

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Deranged Grizzly Jew Stain



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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: federal office giraffe



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Date: January 17th, 2026 9:05 PM
Author: hyperventilating theatre depressive



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Date: January 17th, 2026 11:22 AM
Author: angry violet liquid oxygen feces

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: Titillating well-lubricated telephone

You're a great poster imo

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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: federal office giraffe

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

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Date: January 17th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: angry violet liquid oxygen feces

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: federal office giraffe

ty

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: Henna church alpha



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:45 PM
Author: Amber Elite Menage Scourge Upon The Earth



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:00 PM
Author: Coral Church Building Immigrant

BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597287)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: federal office giraffe

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: Henna church alpha

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: federal office giraffe



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Date: January 18th, 2026 4:14 PM
Author: ~~(> ' ' )>



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:44 PM
Author: Amber Elite Menage Scourge Upon The Earth

more athletic

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