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Soy sauce is vegan though?
It should be but some brands find a way...
You'd really have to go out of your way to find non vegan soy sauce, especially in the west.
Western soy sauce just isn't that good though. I live in the midwest, we have 3 options for soy sauce at the supermarket, and they're (Kikkomans, PF Changs, or La Choy) just mid, if that was the only soy sauce I could use I'd definitely feel like I'm missing out. I'd much rather just get coconut aminos and not worry about the brand because it'll taste better anyways
I was talking more soy sauce available in the west, not necessarily brewed here. I get my soy sauce at Asian markets and I can't remember the last time I checked the ingredients on a bottle and it wasn't vegan. It's just not certified since vegan certifications in Asia are just starting to become a thing.
The cheap "western" store-brand soy sauce from my local supermarket is actually made in China. It is not as good as Kee Kum Lee or PRB but there nothing wrong with it.
Hit up your local Asian market for soy sauce. Big box groceries stores generally have shit for ethnic food.
My local store has like a quarter of an isle worth of shelf space just for soy sauce.
I suppose if someone accidentally grabs fish-sauce or something that's halfway there. There's a gazillion sorts of soy, fish, and mushroom sauces at your standard Asian grocer that will honestly spoil most cooks. Kikkoman is tolerable, but getting the fancier stuff is worth it if you find a sudden windfall.
I've never seen mushroom sauces, but it sounds amazing.
Not every brand is. But like I said, my vegan friend gave me a bottle of coconut aminos because there were enough non-vegan brands out that she just thought none of it was vegan. Plus, I looked it up, Kikkomen is the first brand that comes up for vegan soy sauce and that's not particularly good soy sauce.
Do you know what brands aren’t? My go-to brand is Pearl River Bridge and as far as I can tell it’s vegan.
I'm looking into it and can't find an example of a specifically non-vegan soy sauce, it seems most of them are vegan. I find it odd that so many websites warn about certain ingredients manufacturers can add without any examples.