Gluten-Free Soy Sauce - Redux

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More than two years ago Joe posted a photo of two different types Chinese GF Soy Sauce. (Thank yoiu, Joe.) Here it is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanbeiji/476789274/ . Since the photo was taken, the manufacturers have put some English on the label, and there is nutiritional information, also in English.

We were not able to locate "O'Long" at Ranch 99 Market; however, the helpful clerk suggested an alternative, also having no gluten ingredients. You can see a photo here: http://home.comcast.net/~vhdolcourt/soy_sauce/ . Both are considered "Black Bean Soy Paste", and they are very different than conventional soy sauce. They are much thicker, have a more complex and deeper flavor, and you need much less to flavor the meal. Both are made from black beans, water, sugar, salt and rice. The product on the left in the photo above is one of those that Joe references. The product on the right is the alternative suggested by the Ranch 99 person. Although most of the ingredients are identical between the two products, they taste quite different. Hallie uses some of both when she make Asian-style vegetables. The purple product is nearly twice as expensive; however, don't be put off by the price. You don't need a lot of either because it would over-power the dish. Both have about the same flavor-power-per-tablespoon as Dynasty Hoisan Sauce (also has no gluten ingredients and easily available at Bay Area supermarkets).

Vic-Sunnyvale

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Just went to check out the samples I have of San-J soy sauce.. I've been buying this from the grocery store for years.  I remembered it at " wheat free " though and for a minute after I read your email I thought, well maybe it's not entirely gf.  The samples however, do say GF and also certified by " gluten free certification organization " which I had not heard of before.  I'm going to check it out, may be worth a look-  www.gfco.org.

NarenOn Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Victor Dolcourt <vdolcourt@...> wrote:

 

More than two years ago Joe posted a photo of two different types Chinese GF Soy Sauce. (Thank yoiu, Joe.) Here it is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanbeiji/476789274/ . Since the photo was taken, the manufacturers have put some English on the label, and there is nutiritional information, also in English.

We were not able to locate " O'Long " at Ranch 99 Market; however, the helpful clerk suggested an alternative, also having no gluten ingredients. You can see a photo here: http://home.comcast.net/~vhdolcourt/soy_sauce/ . Both are considered " Black Bean Soy Paste " , and they are very different than conventional soy sauce. They are much thicker, have a more complex and deeper flavor, and you need much less to flavor the meal. Both are made from black beans, water, sugar, salt and rice. The product on the left in the photo above is one of those that Joe references. The product on the right is the alternative suggested by the Ranch 99 person. Although most of the ingredients are identical between the two products, they taste quite different. Hallie uses some of both when she make Asian-style vegetables. The purple product is nearly twice as expensive; however, don't be put off by the price. You don't need a lot of either because it would over-power the dish. Both have about the same flavor-power-per-tablespoon as Dynasty Hoisan Sauce (also has no gluten ingredients and easily available at Bay Area supermarkets).

Vic-Sunnyvale