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Last updated: May 28, 2014 — Published: May 28, 2014 — By: Anita — Leave a Comment
There are certain ingredients we use just to give that umami kick, for example fish sauce and shrimp paste, which is totally great unless you are vegetarian. So, what to do? Fear not, since we have tauco (fermented soy bean) to the rescue. ;) A tablespoon or two of the stuff added to your dish is going to lend a whole new dimension, not to mention that umami boost which will definitely kick it up a notch or two.
I must say that coming from Medan, we have a really deep love affair with the stuff. If you ever visit the city, or just a restaurant specializing in Medanese food, this stuff is probably gonna pop up in half of the menu! Seriously almost everything tastes better with tauco, fish, shrimp, vegetables, shellfish, etc, so on and so forth. That said, if you can’t find the stuff, you can skip it, or try substituting with Chinese/Singaporean/Taiwanese/Hong Kong salted/fermented yellow soy bean. It is not exactly the same, but really close. ♥
Author: Anita Jacobson
Categories: Side Dish Vegetarian
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: Bean Vegetables
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Serves: 4
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