On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 2:20:47 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8:57:11 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:31:22 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8:20:25 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > >> On Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:06:37 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > >> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 1:09:52 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >> >> On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 9:24:38 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> > >> >> > On Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 4:03:44 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > >> >> > > On Wed, 29 Jan 2020 17:56:15 -0800 (PST), 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:
> > >> >> > > >>
> > >> >> > > >> >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.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Yes, you would. You'll eat anything, because you never know when the
> > >> >> > > Big Hawaiian Famine comes! During a famine, I'd use Aloha shoyu too.
> > >> >> > > Fortunately though, we have a choice in the US and Australia.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > >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.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Don't take it from me. Google is your oyster
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > In other words, you don't know why Aloha shoyu is "bad." It's probably a good idea to ignore people that don't know enough about a table condiment to render an informed decision.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I've tasted both hydrolyzed and brewed soy sauce. Hydrolyzed tasted "bad".
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Cindy Hamilton
> > >> >
> > >> >This morning we had pork adobo with eggs. I used Lee Kum Kee mushroom dark soy sauce. I don't know if it's hydrolyzed soy sauce but it tasted great. If I was a pinoy, I'd probably use Silver Swan which is indeed a hydrolyzed sauce. I don't really care if it is or not - the sauce works great in certain applications. I think
> > yoose folks are being silly.
> > >>
> > >> Both Lee Kum Lee and Silver Swan are hydrolysed.
> > >
> > >And they taste great! OTOH, you might be wrong in your assessment - not that it matters a whit.
> >
> > >https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Kum-Kee-M.../dp/B0001EJ4CK
> >
> > Stating that the other person's opinion doesn't matter a whit is a
> > strangely hostile way to discuss something. But anyway, I see what you
> > mean:
> >
> > "It is brewed according to the traditional and natural method which
> > gives a rich soy flavor and aroma that will delicately enhance the
> > taste of any dish. "
> >
> > Could it be that none of these are legally defined and protected
> > terms? Because look at the ingredients:
> > "Soy sauce (water, salt, soybeans, wheat flour), caramel colors,
> > monosodium glutamate and disodium 5-inosinate and disodium
> > 5-guanylate as flavor enhancers, sugar, xanthan gum, natural and
> > artificial mushroom flavor (natural flavoring, artificial flavoring,
> > salt, disodium 5'-inosinate and disodium 5'-guanylate as flavor
> > enhancers"
> > https://usa.lkk.com/en/products/mush...dark-soy-sauce
> >
> > That's terrible. You won't find a worse soy sauce.
>
> It really doesn't mean a whit. Of course, I'm talking about myself and not in an absolute sense. It seems to mean a lot to people that were not raised on soy sauce. For them, it is of upmost importance. Why is that?
>
> If soy sauce meant anything to you, you'd be able to give your opinion on the taste. As it goes, soy sauce is some kind of abstract notion to you. Take it from me, the Hawaiians and the Filipinos know about soy sauce.
>
> I can tell if a soy sauce has value to me within seconds of tasting it. There's no need for me to read what's in the sauce. Either I'll like the taste or I won't. I use that sauce for its ability to change the color of foods and for it's dark earthy taste. Nothing else matters.
>
> I totally understand where you're coming from. For some reason, you're not able to experience real life and instead have to read about it. My condolences.

I grew up on La Choy soy sauce. I've tasted both hydrolyzed and brewed soy
sauce: several brands of each. I know that I don't need to buy hydrolyzed
soy sauce because I don't like its taste.

I know I like mayonnaise and not Miracle Whip.
I know I like butter and not margarine.
I know cheap bacon isn't worth buying.

I can use this knowledge to save myself the bother and expense of buying
something and then throwing it out because I don't like the way it tastes.

Cindy Hamilton