Issue No. 138: Japanese Soy Sauce
What exactly is soy sauce? Soy sauce is a salty, umami liquid made from fermented soybeans. At a minimum, it is made with soybeans, salt, and fermented with a mold—typically Aspergillus oryzae—known in Japanese as koji. In the 20th century the production of soy sauce was modernized. Today most soy sauce is made in giant […]
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