Soy sauce....

[Jojo F.]

What is a good brand of soy sauce?

The Kikkoman has wheat(I'm gluten intolerant), the LaChoy has hydrolyzed soy protien(yuck). Is there a brand that is actually fermented? What do you mamas use?

[gardenmommy]

I use san-j tamari. I think it is gluten-free, and I think they actually ferment their soybeans the old-fashioned way (although it's been quite awhile since I read that, so I'm not totally sure).

[AJP]

Ohsawa is good, it's organic, naturally and traditionally fermented and not pasteurized, no funky additives. I use their shoyu, which has wheat, but I think they make a tamari with no wheat. You won't find a good brand of soy sauce at a regular grocery store, IME, you'll have to go to a natural foods store or order it. Eden is another good brand, but I think not all of theirs are traditionally fermented.

[Jojo F.]

Thanks I'll have to look into those.

[thedomesticdiva]

Apart from the gluten sensitivity, is kikkoman bad?

I am confused because it says on the bottle "naturally brewed" - is this misleading? a lie?

I buy the kikkoman less sodium soy sauce...

I have also seen a soy sauce called yamasa - does anyone know about this soy sauce?

Thanks.

[Ruthla]

I use Eden Organic Wheat-Free Tamari. (I just double checked the bottle in my fridge.)

It's naturally brewed, the only ingredients are soybeans, water, salt, and alcohol. I've double-checked this brand on a gluten-free website and it's fine (I was worried that the alcohol might be grain based and possibly contain gluten.)

[AJP]

I think "naturally brewed" means something different than traditionally fermented. Soy sauce "brewing" involves heat and pressure to get a product that resembles real fermented soy sauce in a much shorter time, but that probably is inferior nutritionally speaking. However, since it's typically used only in small quantities as a condiment, perhaps it makes little difference.

I don't buy anything made from non-organic soy, because the vast majority of conventional soy (in the US) is genetically modified, and I avoid eating GMOs when possible. I'd personally avoid any non-organic brand, including Kikkoman, for this reason.

[tabitha]

kikkoman makes an organic soy sauce, but i am not sure it is wheat free.

yamasa is good, only if you can get the preservative free bottles. (the large metal cans have sodium benzoate).

i cant get yamasa here. i use organic san-j tamari.

[saratc]

Yamasa is quite tasty, but I don't know whether it contains wheat or how it's made.

I'm using a Trader Joe's brand low sodium soy sauce. It's good tasting without a lot of the bad salt. The bottle claims it's brewed the using a natural and old-fashion way of fermentation called Honjozo. It's made in Japan. The bad news is that it contains wheat.

[Brookesmom]

I get a bottle of organic, unpasteurized tamari from South River Miso company when I'm ordering some miso online. It tastes a little different because it's the traditional type, but it's lovely.

See http://www.southrivermiso.com/ourpro...rproducts.html

--Kelly

[CluckyInAZ]

soy sauce, or shoyu always has wheat in it. Tamari is supposed to be wheat free, so that is what you should be looking for.

I LOVE South River Miso! Their garlic and red pepper chickpea miso is sooo good on hardboiled eggs! :
I have gotten their dandelion leek tamari and it is definitely a different flavor experience, way better than store tamari in my opinion. I miss it now that it is gone.

[krankedyann]

We use San-J and are quite pleased with it. Eden is another good brand.