Perfect Pairings & Recipes forDark Soy Sauce

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Flavour Analysis

Dark soy sauce combines definite warm sweetness with molasses, brine and kombu dashi. A toast note carries warm aroma, while a yeast note brings bready aroma into focus, and sugar and malt notes give the profile several distinct sides.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Carnal / Animalic
Earthy
Sweet
Vegetal

Flavour profile of dark soy sauce

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Caramel

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Dark soy sauce

CaramelSweet

dark soy sauce8.0

Rich, warm sweetness with toasted and browned sugar aromas resulting from cooked sugar. Strong in dark soy sauce.

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