Thursday, February 5, 2009

The magic soy

An essential ingredient in my cooking- special soy sauce that can only be found in Penang. I was introduced to this years ago and I've been its no. 1 fan ever since. I usually stock up a few bottles from my trips back to Penang, sometimes lugging extras for friends who appreciate it (or friend's mom who got hooked as well).

Ignore the "X.O Sauce" on the label, it's actually soy sauce in disguise. This sauce is different from the usual soy sauces that are simply salty. It has a subtle sweetness and distinct delicious flavour amidst the saltiness. It's best when used to cook 'Tau You Bak' (soy-sauce pork) or in marinate. Caveat: may taste a bit funny with cut chilli (not everyone likes it)... If only I could import and sell them in Sg!

So, SL & NLS - your order is ready for collection :)

PS: Chef Shih is the unofficial spokesperson for the soy sauce.

3 comments:

meefedtothemax said...

yay! a big thank you to our soy sauce importer :)

Shhhhhh said...

not this brand anymore. i have better brand 'YL Soy Sauce'! girls come yl, got free sample!

meefedtothemax said...

argh! we didn't ask for a sample tonight :) guess we'll have to come again!