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Taiwan Condiment

Premium Bottom-jar Soy Sauce

黒豆醤油の最高峰!甕の底に溜まった「旨味の結晶」で作る究極の角煮

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Description

The highest-grade soy sauce collected only from the most extract-rich part pooled at the very bottom of the ceramic jars used to ferment and age black beans.

Classification: For Adults,Soy Sauce,Supreme Gloss and Richness

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How to use

Ingredients

  • Black soybeans
  • Salt
  • Water
  • (Sugar)

Instructions

  1. [Usage Secret]
  2. [Supreme Hongshao Rou (Braised Pork)] Using this when braising meat yields a 'jewel-like gloss' and 'intense deep black bean richness' impossible with regular soy sauce.
  3. [Lu Rou Fan Upgrade] Adding
  4. tbsp to regular Lu Rou Fan sauce transforms it into a historic shop's taste.
  5. Mild saltiness and condensed amino acids make it amazingly delicious poured directly over sashimi or cold tofu.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips

Key spices

Rich caramel aroma from long-aged black soybeans

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

Tamari soy sauce (similar richness but lacks black bean flavor)

Pairing

Braised Pork (Hongshao Rou), Lu Rou Fan, Cold tofu

Trivia

[For Adults] Yielding very little from one jar, it's traded at several times the price of regular soy sauce; the 'Grand Cru of Taiwanese Soy Sauce'. Taiwanese gourmets strictly use cheap soy sauce for frying and this Hu Di You for braising or dipping.

Eating tips & etiquette

[Unique Eating] Top freshly boiled dumplings with this Hu Di You, sesame oil, and shredded ginger to draw out the pork sweetness to the absolute limit!

Allergen

Soy

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