On 8/27/2013 2:16 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 8/27/2013 9:47 AM, casa contenta wrote:
>> On 8/27/2013 1:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 8/27/2013 7:36 AM, casa contenta wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'd bet that a good dark soy sauce would really work well in that dish.
>>>> I always keep a bottle in my pantry.
>>>>
>>> I think you would like it that way. I grew up eating teriyaki chicken
>>> and have a pretty specific taste that I want in mind. I would have made
>>> it with a Hawaiian style shoyu which is lighter and sweeter but it seems
>>> that my bottle of Aloha shoyu was all used up.
>>>
>>> OTOH, my favorite shoyu is Lee Kum Kee premium which has a deep, deep,
>>> flavor. It's tasty alright but I don't think it's appropriate for
>>> Japanese style food.
>>
>> I've not tried that, but I shall now.
>
> Let me know what you think about that. It's pretty much exactly the
> taste that I've wanted my entire life. I know, it's strange but it's true.
I love it when that happens.
We have tried numerous fish sauces and recently fell in love with the
Orient Gourmet brand, a Phillipine product bottled in California. It's a
quart for 3.99! But more interestingly it's a cleaner tasting and
looking sauce, less prone to crystalizing like that brand in the plastic
squeeze bottle from Vietnam, iirc...
Then there's that lovely Wang Korean BBQ sauce, have to have that.
>>> I've also used Pearl River Bridge dark soy sauce but that was strictly
>>> for adding some color to dishes. That stuff was very dark with a
>>> molasses taste. I could only use that for gravy and sauces.
>>
>> Well that's precisely the one I use! But then I'm known to toss in a
>> dash of oyster sauce too as the mood hits me. And you're right, it has a
>> darker texture and taste.
>
> Nobody likes a pale gravy and it works great for that. I can only get
> Pearl River at Chinese markets. They always seem to keep it in the
> darkest, deepest, back of the store. There's one on the corner down the
> street. I'll check to see if they got that stuff. The strange thing
> about it is that it's so dark that it leaves a mark on the bottle. As an
> added bonus, Chinese soy sauce is kinda cheap.
Oh boy is it! We only shop the Asian markets and if you think the
bottled products are well priced, don't hesitate on fresh pork or beef.
Oddly my favorite market has lovely little farm-raised Georgia Quail,
frozen 6 to a box, for 6.99 - somewhat of a bargain I believe.