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thinkingtoilet a day ago

Same. Tamari seems to have a much richer flavor than soy sauce. I would recommend others try it a replacement.

bananalychee a day ago | parent [-]

Western tastes favor intense flavors, so tamari may provide better balance than standard (koikuchi) soy sauce in that sense, but in Japanese cooking, "richness" is not necessarily a desirable characteristic, and tamari would overwhelm many dishes when substituted for koikuchi in similar amounts. Reprocessed (sai-shikomi) soy sauce, made by fermenting soy sauce twice, is considered a middle ground between koikuchi and tamari in terms of richness and is popular for dipping. But there is also a relatively wide range of flavor within the koikuchi category, and the US-made Kikkoman sauce that many people are familiar with is not very flavorful.

throwaway2037 13 hours ago | parent [-]

    > Western tastes favor intense flavors
What a ridiculous generalisation. Much of French and Italian cuisine is subtle in its flavourings. What about Sichuan or Korean spicy food? Some of that stuff can knock your socks off the flavours are so strong. And don't get me started about Malaysian or Indonesian food.
bananalychee 8 hours ago | parent [-]

That's why I expressed a generalization and not a universal statement. You don't have to prop up a strawman to express disagreement.