Tian Mian Jiang (Sweet Bean Sauce)
北京ダックのあのタレ！小麦を発酵させた濃厚な黒い甘味噌
Description
A thick, pitch-black Chinese sweet paste made by fermenting 'Mian' (wheat flour). Rather than saltiness, it features an intensely aged, overwhelming sweetness and rich depth.
Classification: Everyone, Condiment, Rich Sweetness, Peking Duck Essential
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How to use
Ingredients
- Wheat flour
- Water
- Salt
- Sugar(or Caramel)
- Sesame oil
- Soy sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Usage]
- (Peking Duck/Crepes) Used raw as a dipping/brushing sauce for Peking Duck pancakes, or spread generously inside morning 'Jian Bing Guo Zi' crepes.
- (Zha Jiang Mian) Fry minced pork in generous oil, add massive amounts of this sauce, and slow-fry until the sauce emulsifies with the oil (Zha Jiang). Pour this over thick udon-like noodles for authentic Beijing Zha Jiang Mian.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Deep fermented wheat richness and intense sweetness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Hatcho Miso + Sugar + Sesame oil (kneaded together)
Pairing
Peking Duck / Zha Jiang Mian / Shredded Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce
Trivia
[Trivia] As the name 'Mian' implies, it is made from 'Wheat', not soy (soy paste is called Huang Jiang). It is also the essential sweetening agent in Twice-Cooked Pork.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] In Beijing homes, they squeeze this into a small dish and heavily dip raw scallions or cucumbers directly into it, munching on it as a 'raw veggie dip'.
Allergen
Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame