I knew all this, but I still thought you clarified the differences very well for beginner cooks!

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Thank you @DrAlvinEng - I always try to make my videos work for everyone from complete beginners upwards. It's important to me that we get as many people cooking as possible :)

Very informative. Many thanks!

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome John! I’m glad it’s helped 😊

Amazing video. Thank you!

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for your kind words 😊❤️

Very Helpful. Thank you.

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

That’s great! And you’re welcome! 😊

Great Video! Can't wait for the Intermediate and Advanced Guides;-)

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! Judging by the amount of soy sauces on the market, there might be quite a few videos in this series 😅

This was super helpful, thank you!! I’m definitely going to try dark soy sauce on my eggs tomorrow!

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Hope you like the eggs 😊

I'm Asian I've been using the same soy sauce that my mother past down. My head spins around when I go to the store to pick up a certain soy sauce that a recipe calls for. Your video has helped me so much in knowing the difference. Thank you! Happy early Christmas ⛄

@ChowWithLau

8 ай бұрын

There’s so many types of soy sauce it can be very confusing! Glad this video has helped you 😊👍

This video is very good 😃😃 and I had no idea about soy sauce , this video helped me a lot to understand ☺️👍🙂

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m happy that it helped 😊

Thank you for explaining this. Gonna try & fix Lo Mein for my Autistic son this week and the recipe calls for both.

@ChowWithLau

11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Always happy to help. Please let me know how it goes - I hope he loves it 😊

Thanks lau.very informative. Do you have any info on double dark soy sauce and its uses.???

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m going to make a series of videos to try to show what uses many of the different soy sauces have. Might be impossible to get through all of them but I’m going to give it a go. Double dark soy is defining the list though. Thanks for watching 😊👍

Used the Dark Soy Sauce for teriyaki sauce and it was amazing. Though never thought about combining the two soy sauces together when cooking. I should try them together and see how it turns out.

@ChowWithLau

Ай бұрын

I think that there’s a lot of room for experimenting with soy sauce. People are afraid of using them ‘wrong’ but as long as it ends up tasting nice, then rules are not so important. Thanks for your feedback, Eddie 🙏🙏🙏

Very educative, thanks.

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your feedback😊

Thank you! I now know how to look for soy sauce!!

@ChowWithLau

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome Tony. Happy to help! 😊

Thank you

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! 😊

Hi 👋🏼 Is there a difference between Japanese Light Soy Sauce Vs Chinese Light Soy Sauce (and same for 🇯🇵 dark soy sauce vs 🇨🇳 dark soy sauce) or are they interchangeable? Thanks for the video and happy new year 🎉!

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for your question. Generally speaking Chinese soy sauces are saltier and stronger than Japanese ones. Japanese soy sauces are often more subtle, sweeter and less salty. There are many variations on both sides so it can be confusing. My advice would be to experiment and try different ones and find out which ones you prefer. It’s a personal taste decision and although people often might tell you that you have to use them in specific ways, the truth is that if you like it, it’s right (for you). I would still use the light soy sauces and the dark ones as I would normally use them but yes, it’s perfectly fine to interchange Chinese with Japanese sauces. Hope that helps. Happy New Year! 😊🎉🎊

had a recipe call for light soy sauce, came here to find out they added the “light” for no reason, frustrating that… cheers for the video ;¬)

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. When recipes list soy sauce, 9 times out of 10 they mean light. I always think it’s worth experimenting to see what works for you. Thanks for watching 😊👍

thanks! i was at the shop today and i had no idea what to pick between light and dark soy sauce so i just went home in confusion loll

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Bless you! The amount of different types and brands can be very confusing. General rule of thumb is to have a bottle of light soy sauce and a bottle of dark. Light soy sauce is for adding saltiness and soy flavour - when recipes just say ‘soy sauce’ 99 times out of 100 they mean light soy sauce. Dark soy sauce is not as salty, is a little bit sweeter and adds that rich, dark colour. Hope this has all helped 😊

@nabilambarak1797

Жыл бұрын

Which is the best soy sauce

For a Filipino like me, this soy sauce knowledge 101 will help me better understand how this condiment works in the kitchen. Especially I do love doing stir fries and the flagship "adobo" Thank you for this insightful content ❤️

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Hi Grace! You’re welcome. I’m glad it’s been useful for you. When I get a chance I’m going to review more soy sauces - there are so many now I think it’s worth getting to know them better. Thanks again for watching and your feedback 😊🙏🙏🙏

Very nice explanation that what i was looking for Thank you.... Would you be kind to answer my question If you cook with soya sauce usually you do not add salt in the dishes right because very salty the light one ?

@jkuntz67

Жыл бұрын

Hi you dont answer my question ?

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I’m glad you liked this video. With regards to adding salt I still add it but much less than if I wasn’t using soy sauce. The best advice I can give is to add a little of each and taste as you cook. Hope that helps 😊

@jkuntz67

Жыл бұрын

@@ChowWithLau thank you appreciated

New sub I love your confidence!!! I miss chinese good I can’t find anything better than that of China around lol be u hv help me 🔥🔥🥰

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kiki! Thank you! I'm glad you like my presenting style. Have a lovely weekend! 😊

I use both but I find myself using dark more than light, I prefer the taste along with the lower sodium and the dark nature of it I think makes foods more appetizing to look at.

@ChowWithLau

6 ай бұрын

I use both too. I tend to use just enough light soy for saltiness and some dark for colour and the slightly sweeter soy flavour. Depends on what dish I’m cooking but it works as a general rule 😊

Can you have a vid about the difference of Soy sauce, oyster sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and other different types of sauces there is? Pleaseee.

@ChowWithLau

10 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for your request. I'll see what I can do :)

So I would use light soy sauce in red wine or dark?

I have never been intimidated by a shelf full of soy sauce

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

It’s quite a sight isn’t it?

The British seem to have green peas with every meal. Some add brown sauce like HB or A1 to make the flavor more interesting. Peas with just some soy sauce is better.

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, peas are a staple vegetable here in the Uk. I like them plain as they can be quite sweet when fresh (never tinned) or with a little butter 😊

Is soy sauce supposed to be fried in a hot wok and mixed with some veggies/sugar etc and then strained before use ? Or it's more commonly used just as salt alternative like pouring it on a ready to eat dish pretty much right from the bottle ?

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

There are a few ways soy sauce can be used depending on the recipes. Generally you don't have to fry it - most of my recipes involve adding a little light. soy sauce when making the sauce or using it in marinades. Hope that helps

@ExacoMvm

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChowWithLau Thanks!

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExacoMvm You're welcome!

@chow with lau How could you tell us about the eggs and not show us how you dip it and eat it?! That would be a hit!

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure the world is ready for that 😅

I had this really really really salty soy sauce with sushi, and it just changed my sushi experience for worse...I never want to bump into it ever again

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

I feel for you! Nothing worse than bad soy sauce. If you can try out a few and see which you prefer. Please don’t let that experience put you off soy sauce or sushi

I bought a few different soy sauces recently, I remember them 30years ago tasting quite different….a lot more salty back then, they taste terrible nowadays it seems.

@ChowWithLau

5 ай бұрын

I don’t know if they’ve changed much over the years. However, I do know that different brands can taste very different. There are some brands I’ve tried that taste like salty water, and others that really have a nice soy flavour. It’s worth trying a few more to see what you like. My local Asian supermarket stocks dozens of different brands and types so I know it can get a bit confusing. My tip is to sample just light and dark soy sauces to start with until you find the one/s that suit you and then maybe explore more when you feel comfortable with it. Even I’ve barely scratched the surface so far 😅

hi... what soy sauce is used in making chinese fried rice? the one with sprout beans and shrimp kind of friend rice. its usually dark color fried rice. and is there any brand you can recommend? thank you.

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

I would use a combination of light soy sauce for the classic soy flavour and seasoning and a little dark soy sauce for the dark colour. My method would be to always predominantly use light soy and less dark. For example if you're using 1 tbsp of light soy sauce, use 1/2 tbsp of dark soy sauce. My favourite soy sauce brand is Lee Kum Kee (I'm not sponsored by them). Always good flavour and not just saltiness. Hope that helps and thank you for your question 😊

@zhaiyoong271

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChowWithLau thank you so much for posting this informative video, and for taking time answering my question. this will help me. 🙂

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

@@zhaiyoong271 You’re welcome! I’m glad this has been useful. I love answering questions and interacting with people it’s why I make videos 😊

@ExacoMvm

2 жыл бұрын

I tried something like that for fried rice, it ruined the rice :D Because I used to see Asians pouring like ~150ml of soy sauce into single portion of noodles so I tried like ~100ml into 200g ( weight before boiling ) of rice w/ veggies, ~250g salmon and scallions and everything started to taste like a pure salt as if I've had mixed the rice in a 1kg of sea salt. I basically just tried to pour just enough to make the rice a bit brown/golden.

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

@@ExacoMvm 100ml of soy sauce is a huge amount. There are very few recipes that need that much soy sauce and that much would make any dish very salty indeed! 1/2 - 1 tbsp of soy sauce per recipe is usually enough. If you're not sure you can add a little, taste it and adjust as you find necessary. With soy sauce a little can go a long way. Hope that helps

what kind of soy sauce used in maki soup when making a slurry soup?

@ChowWithLau

11 ай бұрын

I’m not sure exactly what kind of soup you’re talking about. However most of the recipes I know use light soy sauce. Hope that helps 👍

Can u cook something using dark soy sauce?..even simple dish only so we can cook too 😊

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Hi Ellen, I don’t have a recipe that just uses dark soy sauce. However you can use dark soy sauce whenever a recipe calls for light soy sauce. The taste is slightly different as dark soy sauce is very slightly sweeter but it’s actually very nice. The main reason why we use dark soy sauce less than light soy sauce is because it makes the food look darker. I don’t mind this and in a lot of dishes like chow mein and many other noodle dishes, I actually prefer using dark soy sauce in those recipes. Hope that helps 😊

How much time do you leave the boiled egg in the soy sauce?

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kathy, my ‘birthday eggs’ aren’t the marinated ones I think you mean, I just dip them in soy sauce and eat them - yum! However you’re right in that you can marinade eggs to turn them into soy sauce eggs - I would marinade them for 2-4 hours. Hope that helps 😊

you could have mentioned that tamari soy sauce is gluten free. Please remind me of what I can do to emulate dark soy sauce. Thanks.

@SueHutton

2 жыл бұрын

I spoke too soon! Thank you, thank you.

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

@@SueHutton Lol! You didn’t think I’d forgotten about you, did you? You were uppermost on my mind when I did the tamari section 😊

Wow I enjoyed. But when we need dark soy sauce Basically ??

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video! Generally you use light soy sauce for flavour and seasoning and use dark soy sauce for darker colour and a slightly sweeter, less salty taste. For example when I’m making chow mein I use light soy sauce mostly but add a little dark soy sauce at the end to make the noodles darker and to add a little more flavour. Hope that helps. Happy New Year 😊🎉🎊

@member_of_jinhit_entertainment

Жыл бұрын

@@ChowWithLau omg! It’s 1year old vedio! Still you are replying!! You are dedicated. Thanks a lot. Happy new year.. Keep it up..

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

@@member_of_jinhit_entertainment You’re welcome! I still find it amazing that people watch my videos and if they spend the time to comment then that’s even more awesome! I love answering comments so I always try to whenever I can 😊

I prefer San J gold label wheat free organic Tamari 😊

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried many tamari sauces yet so thanks for the tip :)

I want to cook food from various Asian Countries. I don't like things to be salty. What would be good for me?

@ChowWithLau

10 ай бұрын

Hi Leslie, thanks for your question. Personally I’d still use soy sauce but keep it to a minimum. Soy isn’t just about the saltiness - it has a unique flavour that gives Asian food that distinctive taste. I think you’ve got a few options - use less soy sauce as I already said, or you could use dark soy sauce instead of light because it has a slightly sweeter flavour and is also less salty. Or you could go for the low sodium soy sauces which are also less salty. I hope this helps, and please let me know if you have any further questions 😊

Could I plz know some organic soy sauce brands available in China

@SilentNights185

3 ай бұрын

Soy sauce is made from fermented soybeans.... It's all organic, lady.

Is Kikkoman Soy Sauce light or dark?

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Pat, it's basically a light soy sauce. Good for general chinese cooking, marinades, dipping sauces and flavour to food. Hope that helps :)

@patcasserly1024

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChowWithLau thanks. I really enjoy your videos. Keep it up

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

@@patcasserly1024 You're welcome! And thank you - I really enjoy making them. Hopefully that shows through :)

@tshiatshipo1264

Жыл бұрын

There's the green and red kikkoman, what's the difference?

@ChowWithLau

3 ай бұрын

@user-ip5km5xf3c Kikkoman’s soy sauce is slightly different as they are a Japanese brand. They like to market it in their own way which is why they might not say it is light or dark. For me it is much closer to standard light soy sauce. Hope that helps 👍

I Buy only natural brew soy sauce. Not chemical ones added chemicals.

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Natural brewed is definitely much better 👍

Am trying to buy dark sauce here in Philippines not sure were...

@ChowWithLau

3 ай бұрын

You should be able to buy it in most supermarkets. There will probably be lots of different types but look just for ‘dark soy sauce’. Hope that helps 😊

For ramen which soy sauce should i use?

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Hi - if you’re using the ramen that comes with seasoning packets I wouldn’t use any soy sauce as the seasoning packets have plenty of salt in them. If you’re making your own broth then I would use light soy sauce. Hope that helps 😊

@anime_sekai92

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChowWithLau thank you so much for your help😃

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

@@anime_sekai92 You’re welcome! 👍😊

Can I add water to dark soy sauce to make it lighter??

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your question. If you do that it will dilute the flavour too much. Light and dark soy sauce are different in taste as well as colour. It’s probably best to get light soy sauce if you haven’t got any at the moment. Hope that helps 😊

Will you please recommend a dark soy sauce that’s thick , salty and will actually stay on my rice instead of falling to the bottom of the plate/bowl? Most soy sauces are watery and fall to the bottom of the bowl. Thank you

@ChowWithLau

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Grace, thanks for your question. Maybe try a dark soy sauce. It’s thicker and won’t just disappear. Use it sparingly to start with to avoid making your rice too salty. Hope that helps 😊

my mum uses dark soy sauce in egg too

@ChowWithLau

Ай бұрын

Yessssss!!! 👍🫶❤️

I'm an Indian and we pride ourselves on "Indo-chinese" food, especially in the Northeast of India. Lee Kum Kee light and dark premium + Tamari if you need it. End of story.

@ChowWithLau

7 ай бұрын

I’m inclined to agree with you. That’s pretty much what’s in my kitchen at all times (although I don’t use tamari). However I’m curious as to what other types are actually like so I may well trial a few and make a video with the results. Thanks for your feedback 👍😊

I will give the egg a go

@ChowWithLau

10 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it 😊

What about sweet and salty soy sauce ? Dark sauce is another name of sweet sauce ?

@ChowWithLau

9 ай бұрын

It’s confusing isn’t it? Firstly, all soy sauces are salty but some are more salty than others. Light soy sauce is the ‘standard’ one and is great for most recipes. Dark soy sauce is very slightly sweet and richer in flavour. There are sweeter soy sauces out there. My advice is to start off with light soy sauce and dark soy sauce and when you get to know them, then you can experiment with different types. There so many types out there that if you just buy random varieties it’s very easy to lose your way. I’m planning to try different types soon and making some videos about them, so watch out for those Hope this has helped 😊

Try spraying dark soy sauce for a Stir fry

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

Striffy?

Is China Lily light or dark 04:32

@ChowWithLau

25 күн бұрын

@@DebraPrince-g9l I’m afraid I don’t know as I don’t think China Lily is available in the UK. I had a look online and it looks like it’s one of those ‘all purpose’ soy sauces. I think it’s closer to light soy sauce. I have no idea of the quality, though. Hope that helps 😊

i dont get it. almost every chinese recipe calls for both. why are there no bottles of "medium" soy sauce then? light and dark mixed basically. it makes no sense to me. also whats sold as "dark" soy sauce around here has no change in viscosity to the "light" stuff

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

I totally understand your confusion. In my experience, light soy sauce is always your default choice. It adds saltiness and soy flavour. Dark soy sauce is added for colour and a very subtle sweetness. Where recipes call for both this allows you to create the ratio that suits you the best. For example in my black bean recipes I use a little more dark soy sauce because I like the darker colour it gives my sauce. And in egg fried rice I don’t use dark soy at all because I like the lighter, golden colour the light soy gives it. A medium sauce is probably available - if you go to bigger Chinese supermarkets there are so many I’m sure you’d find one that fits that description. If your dark soy sauce is as thin as a light one then I’d question the quality of the dark soy. A good quality dark sauce, although not thick like syrup, is noticeably thicker than any light soy sauce. Thank you for an excellent question and I hope this has helped 😊👍

@ijuvatar

Жыл бұрын

@@ChowWithLau thank you so much for the insight. i will try sourcing other soy sauce brands then. maybe the supermarket stuff we get here is trash. do you have general recommendations for certain brands that are available outside of asia?

@ChowWithLau

Жыл бұрын

@@ijuvatar You’re welcome my friend! I like Lee Kum Kee soy sauces, they’re always good abd you can get them in most supermarkets. Not too expensive either 😊

how about actually holding the bottles up next time mate.

@ChowWithLau

3 ай бұрын

Will do 👍