Ferments & funk · sauce

Yellow bean sauce

Also called yellow bean paste, brown bean sauce, soybean sauce, tao jiao

Chinese and Thai fermented soybean sauce, salty, mellow and slightly sweet; for stir-fried greens, noodles and braised fish.

VeganVegetarianDairy-freeContains: soy and gluten

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodDoenjang

    Funkier and less salty-sweet, with a Korean flavour.

  • T2 · GoodMiso

    Smoother and sweeter, with a Japanese flavour.

  • T3 · In a pinchFermented black beans

    Darker, saltier and more pungent; mash and use less. (use 0.5× the amount)

  • T3 · In a pinchSweet bean sauce

    Much sweeter and darker; reduce any sugar.

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