On 5/3/2015 4:02 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 9:45:44 AM UTC-10, JRStern wrote:
>> Does Chinese "black bean" sauce use the same black beans as Mexican
>> black beans, or is the Chinese "black bean" black soybeans?
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>> Actually I'm just off to the market to see what they offer, premade
>> "black bean sauce" seems to be the way to go.
>>
>> J.
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> You might be able to find black bean sauce in the store. You are correct that a bottle of that stuff is the way to go. You probably won't find Chinese salted black beans though. The Chinese black beans are fermented soy beans and the Mexican black beans are made of something that's not soybean. The Chinese black beans are used as a seasoning, Mexican black beans are just beans.
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The Chinese style are just killer good.

The jar of black bean/garlic soybean oil I have is extra tasty on top of
sushi rice too!