Comments on: Food Hack – How to Make Korean Style Soy Sauce!

By: max

max — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:54:31 +0000

Not to spoil your fun but I have personally grown up in Korea as a child seeing my own parents/grandparents make soy sauce, this won’t poison anyone, it’s a Korean traditional food that has been made for over centuries, please review your facts first before leaving a comment.

By: Olen

Olen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:34:36 +0000

This was not a translation of a real “howto” article but, obviously, it is from a print or online tour of a manufacturer’s operation. There are glaring omissions…like proportions of salt and liquid to beans, etc, etc. Also, penicillin comes from a mold that often grows on citrus fruits. I think there is enough information in this article to enable someone to poison their whole family! Like picking wild mushrooms…this process takes for than a little rudimentary knowledge! Beware of Internet “experts” who, in reality, know very little!

By: max

max — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:41:18 +0000

Oh cool, thanks for the info Ann, very well appreciated it.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:35:21 +0000

I’d like to share my knowledge. To my knowledge, a fermentation process is missing. After you make the beans into rectangular shape pieces (step 5) you need to ferment the beans somewhere warm, just like you ferment yeast to make bread dough rise. The fermentation takes 1-2 months. The beans will get fungus, which is found to be good for cancer prevention and immune system. The fungus is the same kind one from which we make penicillin. Then you go to the step 6, dry them. The fermentation process is what distinguishes Korean soy bean paste from that of Japan and gives a very strong aroma.

By: Hong Lam

Hong Lam — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:28:40 +0000

i love this knowledge thank you.

By: Traditional Family Resources

Traditional Family Resources — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:31:06 +0000

Wow, I had no idea regarding the lengthy process of creating soy sauce. Makes a person rather appreciate the product just knowing all the work it takes to produce it.