\
  The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
BackRefresh Options Favorite

Explain dark soy sauce vs regular soy sauce

Got some Lee Kum Kee premium dark and really like it. What m...
emerald effete legal warrant
  01/16/26
I always assumed they just continued to ferment it for longe...
Sticky histrionic halford idea he suggested
  01/16/26
I bet someone here knows. My dark is younger than my light i...
emerald effete legal warrant
  01/16/26
Light soy sauce is for salt. Dark is for color and subtle fl...
motley whorehouse really tough guy
  01/16/26
I’m genuinely curious about the sauces
emerald effete legal warrant
  01/16/26
It's not subtle in flavor. It adds substantial umami. Great ...
Appetizing jet piazza philosopher-king
  01/16/26
Agreed, but a flavor that is not "cheese" or "...
motley whorehouse really tough guy
  01/17/26
...
apoplectic senate keepsake machete
  01/17/26
I understand it the same way as rear naked choke tp. “...
Ruby concupiscible dysfunction main people
  01/16/26
Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy
emerald effete legal warrant
  01/16/26
I rike-a soy sauce on my real American steak!
Sickened pit
  01/16/26
...
Maroon wonderful range
  01/16/26
...
emerald effete legal warrant
  01/16/26
thoo dark
irradiated church ape
  01/16/26
...
Maroon wonderful range
  01/16/26
...
emerald effete legal warrant
  01/16/26
...
cannon
  01/17/26
its ying and yang for soy sauce. light v dark. thinner v thi...
Dashing Avocado Jew Corn Cake
  01/17/26
You're a great poster imo
bespoke property
  01/17/26
Interesting. Is there dark soy sauce that doesn’t use ...
fight club dvd
  01/17/26
among chinese soy sauces, no. chinese dark soy sauces will a...
wangfei
  01/17/26
ty
fight club dvd
  01/17/26
...
Quality Learing Center alumnus
  01/17/26
...
FizzKidd
  01/17/26
BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.
~~(> ' ' )>
  01/17/26
MSG is 180. I add it to pretty much everything you’d p...
fight club dvd
  01/17/26
a little sprinkle of msg along with salt in scrambled eggs i...
Quality Learing Center alumnus
  01/17/26
...
fight club dvd
  01/17/26
...
~~(> ' ' )>
  01/18/26
more athletic
FizzKidd
  01/17/26


Poast new message in this thread



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 6:13 PM
Author: emerald effete legal warrant

Got some Lee Kum Kee premium dark and really like it. What makes this so good on steak compared to regular soy sauce? Is it the caramel coloring?

Dark:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003U2AAQY

Regular:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004XX1NKQ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49594947)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: Sticky histrionic halford idea he suggested

I always assumed they just continued to ferment it for longer, for a stir fry I like to do 1/3 dark soy to 2/3 regular in my sauce

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49594950)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 6:20 PM
Author: emerald effete legal warrant

I bet someone here knows. My dark is younger than my light i think

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49594963)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 7:32 PM
Author: motley whorehouse really tough guy

Light soy sauce is for salt. Dark is for color and subtle flavor.

If this is supposed to be a honeypot for Asians, you're going to get a lot of false positive cookingmos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595181)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 7:48 PM
Author: emerald effete legal warrant

I’m genuinely curious about the sauces

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595226)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: Appetizing jet piazza philosopher-king

It's not subtle in flavor. It adds substantial umami. Great for making things deliciously savory without blowing the salt content into the stratosphere or making the food taste "Asian"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595669)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 10:32 AM
Author: motley whorehouse really tough guy

Agreed, but a flavor that is not "cheese" or "mint" is subtle to noncookmos.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49596208)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: apoplectic senate keepsake machete



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49596300)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: Ruby concupiscible dysfunction main people

I understand it the same way as rear naked choke tp. “Light soy sauce” is normal soy sauce with the salt and umami and flavor. Dark soy is more of a coloring agent, you add a dash along with light soy when you want eg fried noodles with a rich dark color.

(not azn but have messed around plenty trying to make azn food)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595244)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: emerald effete legal warrant

Dark is way more savory though. It’s crazy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595659)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: Sickened pit

I rike-a soy sauce on my real American steak!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595457)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Maroon wonderful range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595473)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: emerald effete legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595660)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: irradiated church ape

thoo dark

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595465)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: Maroon wonderful range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595474)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 16th, 2026 10:32 PM
Author: emerald effete legal warrant



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49595661)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 9:05 PM
Author: cannon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597700)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 11:22 AM
Author: Dashing Avocado Jew Corn Cake

its ying and yang for soy sauce. light v dark. thinner v thicker. saltier v sweeter. sooner v later.

light (what most westerners know as regular) soy sauce in chinese translates as "fresh extract." it is pressed from recently fermented soybeans. in cooking, it is typically added earlier in the cooking process as it will darken over time with heat.

dark soy sauce in chinese translates as "old extract." it is pressed from soybeans that have been fermented much longer. in cooking, it is typically added later in the cooking process. recipes that you see where light and dark are mixed together to form a marinade are garbage and wrong. dark soy sauce should be used as a finisher in fast wok cooking, much like sesame oil.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49596292)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: bespoke property

You're a great poster imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49596305)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: fight club dvd

Interesting. Is there dark soy sauce that doesn’t use caramel coloring

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597277)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 8:55 PM
Author: wangfei

among chinese soy sauces, no. chinese dark soy sauces will always have either caramel or molasses which gives it that sweeter darker profile. chinese dark soy sauces may also be called black soy sauce, and even double black soy sauce, but that is just the amount of caramel or molasses in the soy sauce.

the SE asian countries have an entire soy sauce lineup in the dark profile that i am less familiar with. my wife is thai and she uses a dark soy sauce that is based on palm sugar which is a different sweet profile than sugarcane. thais like to use palm sugar a lot. i had never encountered palm sugar until i met my wife. she also uses a mushroom flavored soy sauce, and a brand called maggi which best i can describe as a light smoky soy sauce.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597679)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 10:42 PM
Author: fight club dvd

ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597893)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: Quality Learing Center alumnus (✅🍑)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597372)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 6:45 PM
Author: FizzKidd (Chinese Becky)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597396)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 6:00 PM
Author: ~~(> ' ' )>

BTW, using straight MSG is underrated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597287)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: fight club dvd

MSG is 180. I add it to pretty much everything you’d put salt on

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597368)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 6:35 PM
Author: Quality Learing Center alumnus (✅🍑)

a little sprinkle of msg along with salt in scrambled eggs is absolutely transformative

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597374)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 7:06 PM
Author: fight club dvd



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597434)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 18th, 2026 4:14 PM
Author: ~~(> ' ' )>



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49599137)



Reply Favorite

Date: January 17th, 2026 6:44 PM
Author: FizzKidd (Chinese Becky)

more athletic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822963&forum_id=2#49597394)