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I'm not sure if I loved or hated that presentation format. I had no idea there was anything so complicated to soy sauce! Apparently you can buy the good stuff

I'm not sure if I loved or hated that presentation format. I had no idea there was anything so complicated to soy sauce! Apparently you can buy the good stuff from this article on Amazon, Yamaroku, it's $42 for 18 ozs. So often I find when I try something that is supposed to be the BEST version of something (like wine for example) I just end of thinking "Well it's different, but I can't say it's OMG great", but I know I don't have "super taster" powers. Can anyone comment on just how different this tastes from the usual stuff we get at the store or the usual stuff from the restaurants? Is it that much better?

gingerbread-man 8y ago
$42 on Amazon is a huge ripoff. I think it's about $20 a bottle at my local Asian grocery store. I like it, but I don't have "super taster" powers either so take that for what you will.
vict00ms 8y ago
Yes, it's better for certain end uses. For me, Yamaroku is more like a flaky finishing salt than, say, a Kosher salt (which I only use during the cooking process). I tend to use Kikkoman in most of my marinades because I can't appreciate the flavor of the shoyu as much (and also because all my [Grandmother's] recipes have been optimized for that brand).
ip26 8y ago
"the BEST" version of something is probably not that much different from the merely good versions. But, for example, real olive oil is fairly different from canola oil dyed green. I've found for me it works somewhat in reverse. The good version of something is good but not amazing- but then after I get used to the good version and I eat some of the crummy version I used to eat, I find it disgusting.