Sweet Soy Sauce

In India, Hakkas call sweet soy sauce hung mee, which translates to “red sauce.” The name doesn’t seem to fit, since in reality the sauce isn’t red, but brownish-black. No one I met could explain the origin of its name. Name issue aside, it is one of those magic ingredients that instantly transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. It’s easy to make: just boil soy sauce, sugar, and fragrant seasonings until thick and syrupy. Don’t worry about the large quantity of sugar. The salt