soy sauce

[ soi saws ]

noun

1. a salty, fermented sauce prepared from soybeans, used in East Asian cuisine.

soy sauce

/ sɔɪ /

noun

1. a salty dark brown sauce made from fermented soya beans, used esp in Japanese and Chinese cookery Also calledsoya sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of soy sauce¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

For the last seven years, Kammerer has been working with koji mold, or Aspergillus oryzae, which is widely used in Japanese cuisine to ferment soybeans and make things like soy sauce and miso.

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Did you know that the subtleties within soy sauce can also be attributed to terroir?

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So, the next time you take that little bottle of soy sauce at your local sushi restaurant for granted, consider all the work and history that goes into even the tiniest drop of tamari or soy sauce.

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Sato further explained that San-J's tamari is brewed with 100% soybeans and has about 37% more soy protein compared to typical soy sauce.

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When I was initially recipe testing to create a cheese steak, I looked in my pantry and pulled out my staples: soy sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, ginger, garlic, mozzarella, unsmoked provolone, Italian cherry peppers, etc.

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