On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:34:05 -1000, dsi1 wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> i went to whole foods thinking that they would have pearl river bridge.
>> nope, kikkoman and maybe one other brand. a couple different tamaris
>> (san-j among them, i think), but that wasn't what i wanted.
>
> I grew up with the idea that Kikkoman was the best, most high-class
> shoyu around. I don't buy it myself but the negative view most folks
> have of the stuff here seems a little excessive. How awful can it be? :-)
>
>>
>> this was at least the third time i went there looking for something just
>> slightly out-of-the way and they came up short. ****ed me off.
>
> My guess is that I could go to the really old Chinese market down the
> street and find an off-the-wall brand can of soy sauce from Taiwan or
> China in some dust laden-tin that's been sitting for years on the shelf.
> Just thinking about it makes me shiver. :-)
>

i don't know the town where you live, but if it's large enough to support
an asian store, most likely the goods move fairly quickly.

give pearl river bridge superior light soy sauce a try. (the 'light'
doesn't refer to sodium or calories, but to distinguish it from dark,
mushroom, etc. varieties they also make.)

<http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blphotosoysauce.htm>

it's imported from china, but costs about the same or less than kikkoman.
i think it has more depth of flavor. it is also chinese vs. japanese
style.

your pal,
blake