Soy paste is a uniquely Taiwanese ingredient made from cooking soy sauce with rice starch to give it body. The end result is similar in texture to oyster sauce, with a deeply umami and sweet soy flavor. Use it to glaze stir fries, marinate meats and tofu, or as a ready-to-go sauce for steamed vegetables. It makes a great sauce for dry noodle dishes or dip for danbing (Taiwanese egg crepe). This miso soy paste is a blend of single-origin miso (handmade in Taiwan from non-GMO yellow soybeans) and single-origin soy paste (naturally fermented in Taiwan from non-GMO, black soybeans). It's a sweet, toasty, umami bomb.This is a collaboration between Yu Ding Xing, our soy sauce brewer, and He Nai Chuan, an artisanal producer of organic miso and soy milk based in Yilan, Taiwan.Tasting Notes and Usagesweet, salty, umamiUse it anywhere you'd use oyster sauce. It's perfect for marinating, dipping, and finishing stir fries.Ingredients and InstructionsWater, single-origin Taiwan black soybean, sea salt, sugar, licorice, organic rice, single-origin Taiwan yellow soybean.Shelf stable for 2 years from printed manufacturing date. Keep refrigerated after opening.About Yu Ding XingBased in Xi Luo, Taiwan, Yu Ding Xing 御鼎興 is a family-owned soy sauce brewery founded in 1947. They hand make their soy sauces and soy pastes the traditional way: sun-brewed in giant earthenware vessels (many of which have been in use for decades), then cooked slowly over a wood-burning fire.While tradition is their foundation, under the leadership of third-generation operators Yi-Cheng and Yi-Che Hsieh, the brewery blends inherited know-how with experimental impulse and collaborative spirit to expand the boundaries of soy sauce production. Think soy sauce brewed with Taiwan-grown pineapples or soy paste mixed with local miso.As with coffee or wine, Yu Ding Xing's ethos and practice illuminate how technique and terroir contribute to the flavor and body of a soy sauce. Learn more about their history and production process in our mini-documentary Time, Terroir, Taiwan.
