Vegetarian Shacha Sauce
魚介ゼロでこの旨味！？しいたけベースで作られた「ベジタリアン沙茶醬」
Description
The masterpiece sauce of Taiwanese Su Shi, drawing out richness by slow-frying dried shiitake, soy meat, and spices in oil instead of the dried shrimp and fish used in regular Shacha sauce.
Classification: For Women,Universal Sauce,Seafood-free Taiwan BBQ Sauce
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How to use
Ingredients
- Dried shiitake
- Soy protein(Soy meat)
- Sesame
- Soybean oil
- Spices
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Veg Hot Pot Sauce] When eating vegetarian mushroom hot pot, a sauce mixing this Vegan Shacha with soy sauce and chopped celery (or cilantro) is the absolute standard.
- [Veg Stir-fry Booster] Adding
- tbsp when frying cabbage or bok choy coats the veg in intense pure soy and mushroom umami with zero seafood fishiness.
- For those who dislike the 'fishy smell' of regular Shacha sauce, this is often found easier to use and more delicious.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Condensed dried shiitake umami and roasted sesame aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Regular Shacha sauce (though seafood flavor gets stronger)
Pairing
Mushroom Hot Pot, Veg stir-fries, Tofu braise-fry
Trivia
[For Health Conscious] An essential item that richly and junkily colors the dining tables of vegetarians, who make up ~10% of Taiwan's population. The technological prowess of Taiwanese food makers to completely replicate 'Shacha's junk deliciousness' without seafood extracts is astonishing. Sold in Shin-Okubo as 'Bull Head' green label (Su Shi).
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Place this Vegan Shacha over warm rice, drizzle a little soy sauce, and eat it as a side dish like 'edible chili oil'!
Allergen
Soy, Sesame