Perfect Pairings & Recipes forBlack Bean Sauce

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Flavour Analysis

Black bean sauce’s first impression is a salty character, but barnyard, garlic and loam soon reveal the profile beneath. A kombu dashi note supplies savoury richness, while a toast note threads in warm aroma, and chilli and petrichor notes give the profile its more complex finish.

Dominant Flavour Families

Earthy
Maillard
Carnal / Animalic
Vegetal
Spice

Flavour profile of black bean sauce

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Briny

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Black bean sauce

BrinyEarthy

black bean sauce6.5

Clear, clean salty mineral-like character similar to brine or seawater. Strong in black bean sauce.

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