On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 5:19:35 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> 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.

We probably dig it because of the way we use it - on top of rice. Kikkoman or Yamasa might be a little too strong to use on rice.