Light soy sauce - Light soy sauce

Japanese: 淡口しょうゆ - うすくちしょうゆ
Light soy sauce - Light soy sauce

...It is a representative Japanese soy sauce characterized by its strong aroma, accounting for over 85% of the total, and its production center is in Chiba Prefecture. Usukuchi soy sauce is made from roughly the same ingredients as koikuchi soy sauce, but is light in color and is made while suppressing coloring during the production process. It developed in the Kansai region for use in cooked dishes where coloring is undesirable, and accounts for 13% of the total. Tamari soy sauce is made by heating a large amount of soybeans and a small amount of wheat, which are then formed into small grains to make koji, and then using a small amount of salt water to make mash, so it is characterized by its rich ingredients and color, and developed in the Nagoya region, but is now less common. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "light soy sauce" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…香りの強いことを特徴とした日本の代表的しょうゆで,全体の85%余を占め,製造の中心地は千葉県である。淡口しょうゆは濃口とほぼ同じ原料から,製造の過程で着色を抑制しながらつくる色調のうすいもので,着色をきらう加熱調理用として関西で発達したもので,全体の13%を占める。たまりじょうゆは,多量のダイズと少量のコムギを加熱処理したものを小粒状にしてこうじをつくり,少量の塩水でもろみをつくるため,成分も色調も濃厚なことを特徴として,名古屋地方に発達したものだが,今日では少なくなった。…

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