INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Q: I've got a recipe calling for light soy sauce. What is this, and
how does it differ from regular soy sauce?  There are three broad
classes: light, medium and dark.  Light soy sauce is comparatively pale
(amber) in color and has a thin  consistency and subtle flavor. (Light
soy is not to be confused with  "Lite" or reduced-sodium soy sauce).
Medium soy sauce - the standard kind found in markets and on the
tables of most Chinese restaurants - has a deep brown color and a  more
intense taste.  Dark soy sauce is the Japanese version. It is also
called heavy soy  sauce or tamari soy. It is thicker and more potent
than the other two.  Recipes that call for light soy sauce usually have
a delicate color or  flavor, either of which could be slightly sullied
by regular soy  sauce. But the difference is extremely nuanced, and
regular soy  sauce, if you can't get to an Asian market to buy the
light kind,  will yield a perfectly adequate dish.  SOURCE: St Louis,
Mo Postnet Cooking Tips http://www.postnet.com/  Posted: Monday, March
29, 1999  NOTES : What is iight soy sauce?  Recipe by: St Louis Post
1999  Posted to EAT-LF Digest by PatHanneman <kitpath@earthlink.net> on
Apr  09, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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