Kikkoman Smooth Aromatic Soy Sauce, 6.8 Fl Oz

Other reviewers here have done a much better job at describing the nuanced flavor than I can. If you are looking for your typical very dark, mega-salty soy sauce for a stir fry? This is not it. This is more for soups and foods that you add the sauce to as you eat it. Everything I have tried it on has been delicious: hard boiled eggs, lightly breaded chicken chunks, fish, steak, Asian dumplings, vegetables, quiches. It mixes well with other Asian sauces. Somehow I have not had the chance to try it with sushi and compare it with its darker counterpart. It is not low-sodium, thus does not lack salt-flavor in that way. It has more layers of flavor. It's absolutely delicious. I'm unsure as to what constitutes "umami-ness". Others have used this term to describe it.I happened to also purchase the Kikkoman Lite at the same time, and found it lacking and to taste like mucky refuse. I dumped my half-gallon Costco jug down the drain after I couldn't give it away. So the two are incomparable. This stuff must be popular, as it doubled in price, then was out-of-stock most everywhere. I purchased a 5 or 6 pack to get it at a better price right here. I had found two Asian importers who had it for less, but you could only buy a quantity of three. So with shipping? That made the price break found at purchasing a greater quantity out-of-reach. The greedy part of me does not want you to buy this. But the honest reviewer says "Try one bottle. I think you will be surprised at just how good this soy sauce is, and how very many uses you will find to improve the flavor and moisture content of your food."I bought a sauce here on Amazon prior to this called Yondu Vegetable Umami Sauce that made some of the same claims that I do. I also bought a Kikkomen Noodle Soup Base that had the incorrect ingredients listed. It was actually fish-based. I find having this soy sauce and the fish-based sauce (refrigerated) which is designed to dip into with your noodles, to work independently or together for most things. I found the Yondu Vegetable Umami Sauce which scored very high as a non-fish, fish-like flavor enhancer, soy-like sauce to be a failure. Just in case you are making some of the same comparisons and decisions.

We enjoy cooking Asian foods and Kikkoman has always been our "go to" sauce. I was looking at a recipe online and they were recommending Shoyu soy sauce made in China. There are two bottles, so be sure to purchase the All Purpose in the green and red label. It is made by Kikkoman by the way. It is so much smoother, sweeter, and enhances your food just right! I highly recommend it! I only wish it came in larger bottles. I have to order it online and have it shipped. Watch out for price variations. Some vendors charge double what others do. It should be around eight dollars for a bottle.

This is excellent Shoyu sauce, and less expensive than San-J. The only suggested improvement would be to make the bottle out of glass rather than plastic. 🙏🏼

Oishii, and convenient to travel with as it is a squeeze bottle with a flap cap.

Don’t get me wrong, the shoyu is excellent, but I got it for the bottle. First, I like that you only need to squeeze out a few drops instead of having to dip your sushi and possibly soaking your sushi. Second, the bottle is plastic so there’s no chance of breaking it, plus the eye-catching design is nice for the table and a good conversation starter. Again, the soy sauce, although the flavor is the same, it’s a little more delicate and helps you taste more of the meal rather than the shoyu. Highly recommend for all Asian food lovers!

I bought this because I love eating sushi and I love making sushi here at home. I wanted a good soy sauce that wasn’t as strong as the one that I purchased before. It had almost an alcohol taste to it. This one is perfect. I highly recommend it, it’s not as salty as the others

Tried this specific type of soy sauce to see if there was a difference in taste or quality compared to the usual soy sauce I get from Kikkoman but i prefer what im use too buying

Good product and shipper