"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> True oyster sauce seems to becoming a rarity.
>
> Years ago, I usta buy the Lee Kum Kee real oyster sauce in their
> traditional 240g jars. Even saw an old documentary on how it was made
> (using real oysters).
>
> Now, all I can seem to find is the Lee Kum Kee "oyster flavored" sauce, in
> large bottles. Is all the oyster sauce now an "oyster flavored" sauce? I
> can see it, oysters becoming more rare.
>
>
> I jes noticed I'm also currently out of any soy sauce. I like the Kimlan
> brand (Taiwan). Not available, locally, so I gotta order it, online.
>
> Soy is Chinese in origin. Kikkoman is Japanese. All Asian cultures have
> their own favorite brand.

Jinxy! I just checked mine. It's Kikkoman and it's just flavored too! I
think it was the only kind I could find.