"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> "Musashi" > wrote in message
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> > "Gina *" > wrote in message
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> > > I have a recipe calling for "white soy sauce." Is there another name
> > > for this? A misprint?? Inquiring minds, etc., etc. TIA
> > >
> > > ~~~Gina~~~
> >
> >
> > White Soy in Japan (shiro Shouyu) has less soybean relative to wheat
> whereas
> > the dark regular
> > soy sauce has more soybean.
> > I have tasted Kikkoman white soysauce and to me, it tasted like salty
> water.
> > I have never tasted any really "good" white soy sauce.
> >
> >
>
> I can't really judge how "good" it is but I suspect that "White" soy sauce
> is the same thing as "Light" soy sauce. The latter is a light brown in
> color, far from white! Because it obviously does not give as dark a color,
> Light Soy Sauce is often recommended for making the ginger salad dressings
> used by restaurants like the Benihana chain.
>
>
> --
> James V. Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland, USA
>

No, lite soy sauce (usu-kuchi shouyu) is different from white soy sauce
(shiro shouyu).
The white soy sauce is basically clear.