"J.Lef" > wrote:

> Just picked up a new carbon steel joyce chen wok. (I also have a new
> cooktop, with some high output burners)
> Looking at the recipe included for fried rice, it says to use a tsp of
> chinese brown gravy syrup(and specifically it says not soy sauce)
> Any idea what this could be. Oyster sauce maybee. I thought I was
> familiar with most asian ingrediants, but this one stumps me.
> Can someone clue me in please.

It's referring to liquid Maggi Seasoning. AKA Hydrolyzed soy
protein. AKA Really cheap soy sauce. La Choy and Chun King also
make it, calling it Soy Sauce (which it isn't).

-sw