Ferments & funk · Paste
Chinese soybean paste
Also called huang jiang, dajiang, zhajiang paste, dry yellow soybean paste
Thick northern Chinese fermented soybean paste, salty and savoury; fried with pork for zhajiangmian and used in braises and dipping sauces.
- A kind of Yellow bean sauce
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodDoenjang
Funkier and saltier; use less. (use 0.75× the amount)
- T2 · GoodSweet bean sauce
Sweeter and darker; cut the sugar in the dish.
- T2 · GoodTauco
Similar fermented soybean paste, a little sweeter and runnier.
- T3 · In a pinchRed miso
Smoother and more refined, with less rustic funk.
Cook with Chinese soybean paste
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