See Tamari and Shoyu. A brown sauce made from soybeans, wheat,
yeast and salt used in cooking and as a condiment especially in
Chinese and Japanese cooking. a dark sauce made from soybeans
used to flavor Asian dishes. Sodium reduced variety are
available. made from soya beans. Some brands are very salty, so
experiment to find the one you like best. A salty sauce composed
mainly of soybeans, salt, yeast, wheat, and sugar. Its good for
marinating meats and in sauces. Back to the top A condiment from
Southeast Asia and Japan made from fermented soy beans. There
are different varieties of soy sauce available. Darker, stronger
sauces are used for cooking while lighter ones are used as
sauces and seasonings. Japanese soy sauce is called shoyu. Soy
sauce is made from fermented soy beans, wheat flour, water and
salt. The two main types of soy sauce are light and dark. As the
name implies, light soy sauce is lighter in color and sweeter
than dark soy sauce. In Chinese cooking, it is used more often
than dark soy. Alwa