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Soy Sauce

Appears in
Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste

By Ole Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk

Published 2014

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Soy sauce is found in the majority of food cultures in Southeast Asia. It is known by a variety of names, including jiàng yóu (China), shōyu (Japan), and ganjang (Korea).

The tradition of fermenting soybeans to make soy sauce probably arose in China, possibly at least 2,500 years ago. The spread of this practice is thought to have been driven by the necessity to limit the use of salt, which was expensive. Soy sauce could easily be used to add both savory and salty tastes to otherwise bland foods, such as cooked rice.

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