Amber River Soy Sauce

This premium Taiwanese soy sauce is handmade the traditional way, using just single-origin Taiwanese black soybeans (Tainan #5), salt, water, and sugar. No yellow soybeans and no wheat, which makes this soy sauce gluten-free.Almost all wheat-free soy sauces in Taiwan incorporate a bit of sugar to brighten the flavor, in the absence of the sweet flavor profile of wheat. We wouldn't describe this soy sauce as sweet, but we do offer a sugar-free version, as well, for those who prefer it. Think of it as the cherry-on-top for your dish. Its mellow, chocolate-y, and umami flavor shines straight out the bottle, so you can use it as a dip or a finishing drizzle over light dishes like steamed fish.Yu Ding Xing's Amber River Soy Sauce is exemplary of the best Taiwanese soy sauces. Because it's made using black soybeans, which are mellower and sweeter than their yellow counterpart, the brew has deep umami.The black soybeans are steamed in bamboo baskets, cultured with koji, then fermented with se