On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 11:17:42 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:14:50 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 9:54:16 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I would recommend you get tamari sauce. It is the same as soy sauce,
> >> > made from the same soy beans, just less crap added to it like wheat.
> >>
> >> Actually it's not the same. Tamari is richer and less salty.
> >>
> >> A really GOOD soy is Datu Puti brand. Out of stock right now but:
> >> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Datu-Puti...ter/877884121?
> >>
> >> I get it locally at ethnic asian places, often in a 2 pack with a
> >> bottle of vinegar.
> >
> >I got some Korean made soy sauce from the Korean mart. I got the middle price sauce of a certain brand. I've never tasted Korean soy sauce. It tasted great i.e., it tasted like Aloha shoyu.
>
> Aloha shoyu is one of the bad soy sauces. It's not naturally brewed.
> It's a chemical concoction and contains sodium benzoate. Avoid.

What makes a hydrolyzed soy sauce bad? Nothing except that people think that it is. Some people that never tasted Aloha said it was a bad thing and other people who never tasted it believed them. If it was a bad shoyu, I wouldn't use the stuff.

My guess is that soy sauce is an unimportant condiment in your life. We're experts on soy sauce. I see no reason to put my faith on clueless amateurs.