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Soy Sauce

Soy sauce is popular condiment made from the fermented paste of soybeans or roasted grain. It is used to season food while cooking or as a condiment at the table.

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Does soy sauce contain yeast?

Soy sauce is made from the soy bean. It also has a large amount of sodium (AKA Salt).

What is the difference between vinegar and soy sauce?

Kokubushi, made using rice, wheat, and soybeans is the most basic form of soy sauce. These ingredients are put through a complex process of fermentation using rice malt mold, lactic acid, and yeast to make soy sauce.

The main ingredient in miso is soybean, mixed with koji (rice malt) or salt for fermentation. Unlike soy sauce, the mold or other microorganisms function differently under different climate, thus the miso of each region has a different taste.

Does soy sauce freeze?

Depends on how they're prepared. Roasted soybeans, dont need to be refrigerated. Fresh beans or canned beans do need to be stored and only stay fresh for about 2-3 days. If they're fresh- edamame- they also need to be refrigerated and can be frozen for a while. They key to making sure they're fresh is smell. If they smell off, don't eat them.

How is differtent soy sauce made?

I got this off another website, i have never tried this...

SOY SAUCE SUBSTITUTE

1 1/2 c. boiling water

4 tbsp. low sodium beef bouillon

Pinch pepper

1 tbsp. dark molasses

4 tbsp. cider vinegar

1 tsp. sesame seed oil

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring to blend thoroughly. Pour into jars. Cover and seal tightly. May be refrigerated indefinitely. Shake well before using. Makes 2 cups sauce.

Why does soy sauce melt ice?

Any hot liquid will melt ice, so if you heat it up it would work. I suspect it also has a fairly high salt content, which will react and melt the ice. As far as the Scoville Units, they only burn tongues, not ice.

If you inject yourself with soysauce will it kill you?

Soy sauce is mostly soy protein and salt in water- it might raise your blood pressure for a while, but assuming you're in reasonably good health, and presuming it wasn't a ridiculously large amount, your liver will filter it out after a short while. Considering you don't have an allergy to any ingredients of it.

Why does pee smell like soy sauce?

If you have eaten asparagus your urine will stink pretty bad but also if you are not drinking enough water your urine will be so concentrated that makes it reek too.

Asparagus makes your urine smell musty because it contains an enzyme that most humans can't break down in their digestive system. The enzyme isn't harmful, just smells bad ,and is filtered out by your kidneys and eliminated through urination.

Can you substitute soy paste?

Shrimp paste or belacan as it is commonly known in Singapore is rich in protein and vitamins and essential ingredient for making chilli pastes and curry pastes in Asian cooking. It must be cooked before consuming and it adds a delicious aroma to cooked food. The lighter type of shrimp paste is used mainly for making dipping sauces or as marinades and the darker ones for making curry paste.

If you go to allrecipes.com and do a search for recipes with shrimp paste as an ingredient, it comes up with many dishes that may interest you

Why is soy sauce is a product of modern biotechnology?

Soy sauce (also called soya sauce) is a condiment made from a fermentedpaste of boiled soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds.] After fermentation, the paste is pressed, producing a liquid, which is the soy sauce, and a solid byproduct, which is often used as animal feed. Soy sauce is a traditional ingredient in East and Southeast Asian cuisines, where it is used in cooking and as a condiment. It originated in China in the 2nd century BCE and spread throughout Asia. Today, it is used in Western cuisine and prepared foods.

Does soy sauce affect plants?

because it has too much sodium but not only the sodium the fats and little proteins and a chance that it being genetically modified with another product like cow milk etc will affect the plant I reccomend you just stick with water :)

Is soy sauce gluten-free?

Most commercial soy sauce is NOT gluten-free due because it contains wheat.

Look at the ingredient label. Most brands will list "wheat" as an ingredient.

The brands that do not list wheat as an ingredient are gluten-free.
However, even soy sauce made with wheat can be gluten free; because the enzymes produced during the natural fermentation destroy the gluten. Soya.be tested some naturally brewed soy sauces and found no detectable levels of gluten. The lab report can be found http://www.soya.be/gluten-free-soy-sauce.php.

Why should opened bottles of soy sauce be stored in the refrigerator?

no it wont just make sure to cover it so it doesnt get any thing in it

Can you eat soy sauce if you have diarrhea?

I am no expert but soy milk is very good for the digestive system as well as the heart.

Yes.

I feel this is solid and sound but again I am no expert in the area.

What are the ingredients in soy sauce?

Fermented soybeans, wheat, water, and salt are the main ingredients in soy sauce. The best sauces are then "brewed," through an aging and fermenting process that lasts months before reaching store shelves. Some commercial products are produced in a matter of days through the use of chemicals. These are less expensive, but the taste may also reflect added ingredients.

Is soy sauce kosher?

Real soy sauce is made from the soy bean which is considered kitniyot. If you were able to find a kosher l'Pesach brand, it's not allowed for Ashkenazim. There are several brands of imitation soy sauce for Pesach.

What happen when cooking oil is mixed soy sauce?

At first, they may mix slightly, but will eventually separate and become a heterogeneous mixture.

What soy sauce has no alcohol?

There is generally no alcohol in soy sauce, though brands may differ. For example, Kikkoman Soy Sauce lists its ingredients as water, wheat, soybeans, salt, Sodium Benzoate and less than 1/10 of 1% as preservative.

While this is the case with many commercial soy sauces, some soy sauces undergo ageing and fermentation for several months, in a process similar to brewing. Soy sauces such as these can also have an alcohol content of between one and five percent.

Is soy sauce Japanese?

Yes, it is. Soy sauce is just fermented soybeans.