A Soybean
From selecting beans, steaming beans, and making koji
Fermentation in the vat, sun exposure and night dew, mature oil extraction
Every link embodies the hard work of ancient Jiang people.
“The more beans, the more delicious the flavor will be; the more noodles, the more the flavor will be sweet.”
"Northern beans are powerful, Xiang beans are weak"
The ancients were very particular about the choice of beans.
Use a sieve to carefully remove sediment and impurities
Remove the small and deflated ones, leaving the big and plump ones
After selecting high-quality soybeans, start steaming them
Boil the beans with water and cool them with the bean juice
You can also simmer it directly in the pot without cooling it.
Use the remaining high temperature to simmer the soybeans overnight
After the soybeans are cooked, mix them thoroughly with the flour
Now you can start to enter the "huangzi picking" link
"Picking yellow seeds" means letting mold grow on the surface of the bean and flour mixture.
Cooked soybeans mixed with flour are spread out to dry in the courtyard
Waiting for natural microorganisms to fall in and grow and reproduce
Produce the enzyme systems needed to degrade proteins and starches
Making music according to ancient methods is a process of waiting for natural gifts.
Largely affected by weather and the environment at the koji making site
Use the method of sun exposure and night dew
Multi-use smaller sauce jars
The sauce jar is covered with a bamboo hat or bamboo strips
The high temperature during sunlight causes the raw materials to decompose and produce color.
The low temperature during night dew allows "aromatic yeast" to multiply
Over time
The color and taste of soy sauce are getting better and better
This is how the fragrant sauce aroma is "dried out"
There are two methods of ancient oil pulling
One is to use bamboo strips to press the fermented rice into the sauce
Separate the soy sauce clear liquid from the soy sauce residue
Extract the clear liquid inside the bamboo strips to extract oil
The other is a bag made of gauze
Pack the mash into bags and press it to extract the oil.
Soy sauce has been loved by people since ancient times
Soy sauce technology that has been continuously improved for thousands of years
Let soy sauce enter thousands of households
Integrated into the seasoning genes of various cuisines
Combining traditional flavors with modern technology
Continuously innovate technology to meet the diverse needs of consumers
From traditional and classic light soy sauce to dark soy sauce
to fancy cooking of steamed fish with soy sauce and seafood soy sauce
Then add zero soy sauce, light salt soy sauce, etc.
Bringing consumers a variety of seasoning choices~