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Its flavor is pretty indestructible, you can add it any time you like. If you add it early to any dish with solid materials (meat, veggies, etc) then its flavor will get more into the pieces you're cooking. Oh and yeah if you're adding soy sauce then DEFINITELY add less/no salt in addition

I chug it straight from the bottle as I wait for my porridge to microwave.

It can be an unsung hero in many tomato-based recipes. I use a tablespoon of it when I make jambalaya and beef stew.

I recommend getting Mirin (sweet rice wine) to add it to soy sauce dishes.
Those two are the main ingredients of Teriyaki sauce.

Soy sauce adds umami/savory tastes to dishes. If you want your dish to taste more savory, add soy sauce.

Take some leftover rice from yesterday, or prepare some by steaming.

Heat a pan, drop a tablespoon of oil in. Fry any form of fresh garlic and ginger in it. Throw in the rice. Stir, mix, fry.

Then mix the soy sauce into the rice, mix. Start with smaller amount, you can add more later. Crack an egg or two and pour them in. Mix for a while until the eggs cook.

Top with a spring onion, Lao gan ma chilli crisp, sesame oil, sesame. Serve.

Most of the ingredients in the recipe are optional, you really just need the rice, soy sauce and eggs.

If you like porridges, try making some congee, it is easier if you have a rice cooker. The rest of the recipe is almost the same as with the fried rice above.

If you're unsure, you can always add a dash of soy sauce to your individual portion to familiarize yourself with the salty umami flavors and thus be better able to understand and use the flavor

It's an excellent ingredient in a marinade or a salad dressing

Soy sauce I find strange I know people are meant to love it but I honestly can't even taste it.

I've tried using it quite a lot because I'm a huge fan of Asian food but soy sauce stumps me as I can't taste any difference. I can tell the difference if I add actual msg but not with soy sauce.

according to my co-worker, if you still have some left in the bottle, you haven't used enough.

Adding salt in the beginning is a waste. Better to add salt at the end when you're ready to eat. That way you won't have to use as much.