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Explain dark soy sauce vs regular soy sauce

Got some Lee Kum Kee premium dark and really like it. What m...
Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/16/26
I always assumed they just continued to ferment it for longe...
Aphrodisiac round eye
  01/16/26
I bet someone here knows. My dark is younger than my light i...
Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/16/26
Light soy sauce is for salt. Dark is for color and subtle fl...
adventurous indigo university blood rage
  01/16/26
I’m genuinely curious about the sauces
Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/16/26
It's not subtle in flavor. It adds substantial umami. Great ...
Appetizing Heaven
  01/16/26
Agreed, but a flavor that is not "cheese" or "...
adventurous indigo university blood rage
  01/17/26
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Copper rebellious spot newt
  01/17/26
I understand it the same way as rear naked choke tp. “...
Bateful field
  01/16/26
Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy
Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/16/26
I rike-a soy sauce on my real American steak!
Honey-headed passionate cruise ship faggotry
  01/16/26
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Razzle resort french chef
  01/16/26
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Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/16/26
thoo dark
Exciting location yarmulke
  01/16/26
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Razzle resort french chef
  01/16/26
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Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/16/26
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Contagious useless gas station
  01/17/26
its ying and yang for soy sauce. light v dark. thinner v thi...
Talented wild point
  01/17/26
You're a great poster imo
Slap-happy Shrine Generalized Bond
  01/17/26
Interesting. Is there dark soy sauce that doesn’t use ...
Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/17/26
among chinese soy sauces, no. chinese dark soy sauces will a...
Talented wild point
  01/17/26
ty
Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/17/26
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Bateful field
  01/17/26
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Dark Exhilarant Stage
  01/17/26
BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.
charismatic bronze stead
  01/17/26
MSG is 180. I add it to pretty much everything you’d p...
Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/17/26
a little sprinkle of msg along with salt in scrambled eggs i...
Bateful field
  01/17/26
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Trip opaque locale candlestick maker
  01/17/26
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charismatic bronze stead
  01/18/26
more athletic
Dark Exhilarant Stage
  01/17/26


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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker

Got some Lee Kum Kee premium dark and really like it. What makes this so good on steak compared to regular soy sauce? Is it the caramel coloring?

Dark:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003U2AAQY

Regular:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004XX1NKQ

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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac round eye

I always assumed they just continued to ferment it for longer, for a stir fry I like to do 1/3 dark soy to 2/3 regular in my sauce

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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:20 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker

I bet someone here knows. My dark is younger than my light i think

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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:32 PM
Author: adventurous indigo university blood rage

Light soy sauce is for salt. Dark is for color and subtle flavor.

If this is supposed to be a honeypot for Asians, you're going to get a lot of false positive cookingmos

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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:48 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker

I’m genuinely curious about the sauces

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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: Appetizing Heaven

It's not subtle in flavor. It adds substantial umami. Great for making things deliciously savory without blowing the salt content into the stratosphere or making the food taste "Asian"

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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:32 AM
Author: adventurous indigo university blood rage

Agreed, but a flavor that is not "cheese" or "mint" is subtle to noncookmos.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Copper rebellious spot newt



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Date: January 16th, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: Bateful field

I understand it the same way as rear naked choke tp. “Light soy sauce” is normal soy sauce with the salt and umami and flavor. Dark soy is more of a coloring agent, you add a dash along with light soy when you want eg fried noodles with a rich dark color.

(not azn but have messed around plenty trying to make azn food)

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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker

Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: Honey-headed passionate cruise ship faggotry

I rike-a soy sauce on my real American steak!

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Razzle resort french chef



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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker



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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: Exciting location yarmulke

thoo dark

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Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Razzle resort french chef



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Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker



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Date: January 17th, 2026 9:05 PM
Author: Contagious useless gas station



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Date: January 17th, 2026 11:22 AM
Author: Talented wild point

its ying and yang for soy sauce. light v dark. thinner v thicker. saltier v sweeter. sooner v later.

light (what most westerners know as regular) soy sauce in chinese translates as "fresh extract." it is pressed from recently fermented soybeans. in cooking, it is typically added earlier in the cooking process as it will darken over time with heat.

dark soy sauce in chinese translates as "old extract." it is pressed from soybeans that have been fermented much longer. in cooking, it is typically added later in the cooking process. recipes that you see where light and dark are mixed together to form a marinade are garbage and wrong. dark soy sauce should be used as a finisher in fast wok cooking, much like sesame oil.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: Slap-happy Shrine Generalized Bond

You're a great poster imo

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Date: January 17th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker

Interesting. Is there dark soy sauce that doesn’t use caramel coloring

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Date: January 17th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: Talented wild point

among chinese soy sauces, no. chinese dark soy sauces will always have either caramel or molasses which gives it that sweeter darker profile. chinese dark soy sauces may also be called black soy sauce, and even double black soy sauce, but that is just the amount of caramel or molasses in the soy sauce.

the SE asian countries have an entire soy sauce lineup in the dark profile that i am less familiar with. my wife is thai and she uses a dark soy sauce that is based on palm sugar which is a different sweet profile than sugarcane. thais like to use palm sugar a lot. i had never encountered palm sugar until i met my wife. she also uses a mushroom flavored soy sauce, and a brand called maggi which best i can describe as a light smoky soy sauce.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker

ty

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: Bateful field



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:45 PM
Author: Dark Exhilarant Stage



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:00 PM
Author: charismatic bronze stead

BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker

MSG is 180. I add it to pretty much everything you’d put salt on

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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:35 PM
Author: Bateful field

a little sprinkle of msg along with salt in scrambled eggs is absolutely transformative

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Date: January 17th, 2026 7:06 PM
Author: Trip opaque locale candlestick maker



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Date: January 18th, 2026 4:14 PM
Author: charismatic bronze stead



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Date: January 17th, 2026 6:44 PM
Author: Dark Exhilarant Stage

more athletic

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