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11 minutes ago, KennethT said:Is sweet soy sauce (commonly used in Malay/Thai/etc cooking) used in China? I think it could work well in this dish, replacing the dark soy and honey.
Not usually. I can find it, but only in specialist stores.
Anyway, I prefer to control the sweetness of the sauce myself. I like it more on the sour side and sweet soy is too sweet for the result I prefer.
10 minutes ago, KennethT said:Is sweet soy sauce (commonly used in Malay/Thai/etc cooking) used in China? I think it could work well in this dish, replacing the dark soy and honey.
Not usually. I can find it, but only in specialist stores.
Anyway, I prefer to sweeten the sauce myself. I like it more on the sour side and sweet soy is too sweet for the result I prefer.
7 minutes ago, KennethT said:Is sweet soy sauce (commonly used in Malay/Thai/etc cooking) used in China? I think it could work well in this dish, replacing the dark soy and honey.
Not usually. I can find it, but only in specialist stores.
