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<p>For my sister, <I>Si Ew</I> is the name of her dog, but for the rest of Thailand, it is an rich part of the cuisine. The world of Thai soy sauce is much more flavorful and interesting than a single brand that most Americans grew up with. Within the soy sauce food group, there are several flavors and each flavor is used for specific dishes.</p><p>With all the varieties and brands of soy sauce, trying new ones can be fun - like trying new wines - you just need to recognize that sometimes you are going to run across one you don't like and will not want to finish the bottle. Fortunately, soy sauce is far far less expensive than wine, and while there's a lot in a bottle, you don't have to feel too guilty if you don't finish it off. I'd guess a family of 2, cooking 60% of their meals with soy sauce will go through a 750 ml bottle in about 2 months.</p><p>You can keep soy sauce in the cupboard - there's no need to refrigerate it.</p>

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Within the soy sauce food group, there are several flavors and each flavor is used for specific dishes.

With all the varieties and brands of soy sauce, trying new ones can be fun - like trying new wines - you just need to recognize that sometimes you are going to run across one you don't like and will not want to finish the bottle. Fortunately, soy sauce is far far less expensive than wine, and while there's a lot in a bottle, you don't have to feel too guilty if you don't finish it off. I'd guess a family of 2, cooking 60% of their meals with soy sauce will go through a 750 ml bottle in about 2 months.

You can keep soy sauce in the cupboard - there's no need to refrigerate it.

Author: Natty Netsuwan

Recipes made with soy sauce

Light Soy Sauce

See Ew Kow  

Light soy sauce or 'see ew kow' in Thai is lighter brown in color.  Great for soup because it gives the soup the right color, not too dark.

Author: Natty Netsuwan

Recipes made with Light Soy Sauce

  • chicken stock

    Chicken Stock

    Nam Gang

    Simple home made chicken broth

  • pad see ew

    Pad See Ew

    Stir fried rice noodles with Chinese broccoli and soy sauces.

Dark Soy Sauce

See Ew Dum   ซีอิ้วดำ

Dark soy sauce or see ew dum in Thai is dark brown.  It great for marinade because of the rich flavor or when you need to give the food some color.  For example, dark soy sauce gives Pad See Ew its rich, dark brown color.

Author: Natty Netsuwan

Recipes made with Dark Soy Sauce

dark sweet soy sauce

See Ew Waan   ซีอิ๋วหวาน

This is dark see ew with molasses. It is very thick and dark.

While it is not used frequently, it does have a great taste. It is used for kow mun gai (chicken on rice with hot yellow bean sauce). Dark soy sauce is used as a training sauce for little kids until they are old enough to handle hot foods.

Waan means sweet

Author: Natty Netsuwan

Recipes made with dark sweet soy sauce

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