1. Different manufacturing processes

Light soy sauce is mainly made from soybeans or black beans and flour as the main raw materials, artificially added with seed koji, and naturally exposed and fermented. Dark soy sauce is a thick-colored soy sauce made by adding caramel to light soy sauce through a special process.

2. Different colors

Light soy sauce is reddish-brown, while dark soy sauce is tan and shiny. Furthermore, the taste is different. After the soy sauce is eaten in your mouth, it has a delicious and slightly sweet taste. Dark soy sauce is relatively salty after extraction and does not have a sweet taste.

3. It is used in different ways during cooking

Light soy sauce is generally used for seasoning, and is more commonly used in stir-fried dishes and cold dishes. It can not only make the dishes look fresh and refreshing, but also increase the flavor of the dishes. Umami. When cooking fish, if the fishy smell is strong, you can use light soy sauce to remove the fishy smell. Dark soy sauce is generally used to color food, and is used in cuisines that require heavy coloring, especially meat stews, stews, braised vegetables, etc.