Guest guest Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hi everyone, I used to buy a soy free soy sauce at my WF, but they have discontinued it & I don't have the bottle. It's not the coconut amino acid one that is presently on the shelves. Does anyone remember the name of it & who makes it? I need to ask them to reorder. Thanks, Jeannie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I would suggest using caution when purchasing 'black bean sauce' for a soy-free diet. I read somewhere, no I don't remember where!, that this is actually soy. The 'black beans' are dark variety of soy beans? Maybe this is incorrect, but if you're made ill by soy please be careful. - > > If you are looking for soy and wheat free alternatives to soy sauce, many > asian grocery stores carry black bean sauce. It's often labeled as 'wheat > free soy sauce' in English, but the Chinese lettering “é»`豆†(hei dou, or > black bean in English) will be on the bottle and the ingredients in English > will say " black bean, water, salt. " Here's pics of the bottles for a couple > that I found: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanbeiji/476789274/ > > Cheers, > Joe > -- > Joe > http://sanbeiji.com/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hi everyone I, too, loved this soy free, GF sauce. I just called Yin and they told me that they've totally discontinued this item due to a conflict they had with their partner who made the sauce. They're looking to see if they can find another source and/or find a way to get along with the fellow who previously was their partner. Boo Hoo!! Bonnie > > Hi everyone, > I used to buy a soy free soy sauce at my WF, but they have discontinued > it & I don't have the bottle. It's not the coconut amino acid one that > is presently on the shelves. > Does anyone remember the name of it & who makes it? I need to ask them > to reorder. > Thanks, > Jeannie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 I will second this information regarding " black beans " in Chinese cuisine. I am a student of Traditional Chinese Medicine and I know that what is generally translated as " black beans " means black *soy* beans - a variety of soy beans. In our Materia Medica they are referred to as " dan dou chi " and are indeed Semen Praeparatum Sojae (Latin is helpful). Joe is correct in his translation, and if you follow the translation on this website, they clearly identify it as black soybean. http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E9%BB%91%E8%B1%86/15701 I'm soy intolerant and was sad to find out this little fact as I loved fermented black bean sauce. Alas..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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