Soy sauce is a staple in Chinese and Japanese cuisine and widely used throughout East Asia as well. Explore the most-used types of soy sauce.| The Spruce Eats
Chinese cooking often calls for lao chou (dark soy sauce) or sheng chou (light soy sauce.) Learn more about the differences between these ingredients.| The Spruce Eats
Experience the savory delight of umami, the fifth taste. Discover its brothy, meaty flavors in everyday foods like cheese, mushrooms, and soy sauce.| The Spruce Eats
Olive oil is a kitchen staple that most cooks reach for on a daily basis. We taste-tested 25 varieties to find the best ones, then kept them for a year and tasted them again to see how long they actually stay fresh.| The Spruce Eats