dsi1 wrote:

> 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...lliter/8778841
> > 21? >> >> 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.

Aloha shoyu is terrible and I have tasted it. It's incredibly weak and
wierdly sweet. The reason it doesn't sell outside Hawaii, is no one
likes it. The few who do, can add water and sugar to normal soy sauce
to get the same effect. Sorry, but that one Hawaii thing is a bust.