Does anyone know of a NON soy substitute for soy sauce? I have a friend who is allergic. We are working around it in many ways, but soy sauce has us buffaloed.

-- Rose (open_rose@hotmail.com), May 06, 2002

Answers

Soy Sauce substitiute Ingredients:Bottled Fish Sauce (Nuoc Mam) (found in asian food markets and is made from anchovies, salt, and water)- 3 parts, Honey- 1 part, Sherry- 1 part, Ground Five Spice to taste(optional).

-- BC (desertdweller44@yahoo.com), May 06, 2002.

Braggs Amino Acids taste like mild soy sauce without the wheat,salt or soy that's in regular soy sauce. I get mine through the health food coop that I belong to but it can be found in some health food stores. It's about $4 for a large(-qt?) bottle in KY. If you can't find it locally just write me and I'll see what I can do to get you a bottle. My husband is gluten intolerant & that's what we use for Asian dishes. Blessings,Kathy

-- Kathy Aldridge (beckoningwinds@yahoo.com), May 06, 2002.

Authentic 'soy sauce' is called Tamari, which is made from soybeans but is fermented, thereby making it a very healthful food. (Soybeans which have not been fermented contain loads of anti-nutrients, which serve to take nutrition AWAY from one's system). Tamari contains no wheat, and is very often tolerated just fine by folks who are allergic to unfermented soy. Modern 'soy sauce' is made with wheat added, cuz its cheaper to produce. The flavor of Tamari is much more delicious and it is much less salty.

-- Earthmama (earthmama48@yahoo.com), May 06, 2002.

Braggs Amino Acids is really good. Tamari is good too but Braggs does taste great and is lighter.

-- zeb (wrangler@jridgeranch.com), May 06, 2002.

Sorry guys but Braggs and Tamari are both soy based. Braggs (I'm reading the label) Ingredients: Formulated soy protine is from healthy non-GMO certified soybeans and purified water only. Tamari is wheat free soy sauce.

-- Susan in MN (nanaboo@paulbunyan.net), May 06, 2002.

Hey Susan, I have no idea why you are sorry, but I accept your apology anyway! :)

-- Earthmama (earthmama48@yahoo.com), May 06, 2002.

Check out Asian oyster sauce as well - there are two variations - one uses real oysters, and another is made from mushrooms. Not the same effect as soy, but good, and genuine Asian. The fish sauce mentioned above is OK as well. Also you might try Worcestershire sauce. Not genuine Asian, but it is good, salty, dark, and adds sour and peppery tastes as well.

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), May 06, 2002.

Hi Earthmama! I guess I am sorry because, ummmm I have lived in Minnesota too long and everyone here apologizes for everything. I guess also I don't want other people to feel bad for posting incorrect information. Oh Well! I accept your acceptance of my apology (LOL).

-- Susan in MN (nanaboo@paulbunyan.net), May 06, 2002.

Ha! I hear ya, Susan, since I'm in Minnesota too! Does get funny sometimes listening to folks always apologizing, doesnt it? When I saw your 'sorry', I had to go back and re-read my post, so now I am content that I didnt post any incorrect information about my beloved Tamari!

Peace,

-- Earthmama (earthmama48@yahoo.com), May 06, 2002.

I didn't realize that there was soy in Braggs, but also watch out for some Tamari if it's the wheat that your'e trying to avoid. Not all Tamari's are wheat free, I have a bottle that I bought and it's still unopened due to finally reading the ingredient list, wheat was listed as the third ingredient! I bought it at a health food store in TN and hadn't taken my glasses so I asked the lady who worked there for a wheat free soy sauce. Well, I learned my lesson. Any one need a new bottle of Tamari. :) Thanks for the lesson on the soy in tamari, I guess I never read the label since it wasn't 'soy sauce'. Luckily it's wheat we have to avoid. Blessings,Kathy

-- Kathy Aldridge (beckoningwinds@yahoo.com), May 06, 2002.

No more L* Ch*y soy sauce in this house!

(Not)Sorry

-- Rick in Southwest WV (Rick_122@hotmail.com), May 06, 2002.

Marmite has a lot of the same flavour as soy sauce, but it is of paste/gel consistency. Hard to find in the "heartland" I imagine, since it is a British thing. Vegemite is not the same.

-- snoozy (bunny@northsound.net), May 09, 2002.

Rose, and all, even reading the labels on these things does not always help. sometimes you might come across something that says "natural flavours" you might be eating corn, wheat, soy, yeast, or any possible derivative thereof. There are many allergens that sneak into the food chain, because they are effective bulk agents (wheat) stabilizer (corn), flavour enhancers (yeast), or whatever. Most industrially produced bread is so highly mechanically worked that it needs no yeast to rise, but all the big bread companies add the yeast anyway, because the bread wouldn't taste the same without it. If your friend is not allergic to yeasts, and fermented type critters, you could go the marmite route, or check out Miso, which can be found made of barley, rice, or soya. Watered down miso is very similar in flavour to soy sauce. Always be careful of using something like that too often, as you can easily become allergic to it. Good luck.

-- roberto pokachinni (pokachinni@yahoo.com), May 12, 2002.