Could anyone tell me the use of soy sauce?

Answer 1

Traditional use of soy sauce is in Chinese cooking. It is used to make a sauce. It can be added to marinades to add flavor. Check out the sodium levels on soy sauce, as it is very salty and a little goes a long way. Teriyaki sauce is a cousin of soy sauce and has great flavor too.

Answer 2

soy sauce

Soy sauce is a staple condiment and ingredient throughout all of Asia. Produced for thousands of years, soy sauce is a salty, brown liquid made from fermented soy beans mixed with some type of roasted grain (wheat, barley, or rice are common), injected with a special yeast mold, and liberally flavored with salt. After being left to age for several months, the mixture is strained and bottled. The sauce's consistency can range from very thin to very thick. Flavors, too, vary by type and have very subtle differences. Light soy sauce from Japan has a thinner consistency and a saltier flavor than the darker varieties. It is preferred when a darker sauce will ruin the appearance of a dish, or when a lighter flavor is sought, especially when serving seafood. Dark soy sauce is used throughout Asia and is a bit richer and thicker than the lighter varieties. It tends to have a chocolate brown color, and a pungent, rather than overly salty, flavor. Mushroom soy sauce is a dark soy sauce from China which adds straw mushroom essence to the sauce's brew. It has a deep, rich flavor and can be used in place of other types of soy sauce in most recipes. It is especially nice as a table condiment where its unusual flavor can come through. Tamari is a deeply colored Japanese soy sauce which has a rich texture and intense flavor. It can be used anywhere regular soy sauce is called for, and is especially good to use as a table condiment and dipping sauce. Wheat-free varieties of soy sauce are available in some markets.

Answer 3

Soy sauce can be used in replacement of salt, only that it is darker in colour. It is used as a marinade, a dip, for flavouring and also for colouring. Stir fried rice uses soy sauce to give it a darker colour.
Add soy sauce into noodle base if the taste is too bland, chilli soaked in soy sauce and eaten (the soy sauce) with noodles enhances it's (noodles) flavour. Soy sauce is used in preparing dishes like "Swiss Chicken Wings"and Steamed pork Belly in Preserved Vegetable". After frying eggs, when eggs are ready, splash some soy sauce before removing from saucepan, it makes the fried eggs even tastier! Used as a dip in the case of steambot.

Answer 4

There's many uses and flavours of soy sauce. You can use light & sweet soy in fried rice. Dark, light & sweet in chinese cooking. Sweet soy & melted butter to coat your chicken before roasting. Soy sauce is a wonderful, tasty product. There are so many uses for it, my cupboard and fridge are naked without it. Get out there and start tasting!

Answer 5

seasoning and flavor
alternative to salt in many cases..because it contains alot of salt
But the flavor in soy sauce is much stronger and saltier and you can get the same intensity of salt with a fraction of the sodium.
I was taught that one teaspoon of chinese light soy sauce was about equal to a tablespoon of salt when it comes to flavor.

light soy sauce is for seasoning and dark is for flavoring.
Seasoning is what you do to your food after it gets to your plate
and flavoring is what you do to your food when you cook it.

worcestershire sauce contains soy sauce.

There are other soy sauces like thick and paste but I have rarely used them. Think is commonly used as a dipping sauce. I dont know about the paste..I'v seen it before but never messed with it.

Different regions of the world have different flavors of soy sauce including hawaii.

Stay away from soy sauces that are from hydrolysed soy protein
Because they are high in cancer causing chemicals that shouldn't be found in food.

Here are some recipes.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Soy_Sauce

Paste your meat with it to add a very nice flavor.
Get familiar with the flavor and its uses are endless.
Combine it with other stuff like pineapple juice and marinade your meat in it..great for fajitas.

It's becoming very big in western food and mexican food..many people enjoy it in their meals and never know it.

Answer 6

It's used on Chinese food, broccoli beef and pepper steak, mainly the veg tables part. It's extremely salty use care when shaking out of bottle. It can also be used to saute your meat, a tenderizer and a browning agent for sauces and soups.

Answer 7

I HAVE to have it on my Chinese fried rice, chow mein and chop suey. Also egg foo yung.
Some people substitute worcestershire sauce for soy sause. Such as in green bean casserole.

It is a popular ingredient in making marinades to soak beef in, such as shish kabob.

Answer 8

use it as a dipping sauce for steamed dumplings
use it on fried rice
use it on steamed veggies
use it on meat

Soy Sauce can be used for most foods and adds great flavour

Answer 9

soya sauce may be used as a seasoning or just a condiment on things like rice. you can also marinade with it together with teriyaki sauce and cooking oil or seseme oil.

Answer 10

Flavoring.