Soy sauce is an essential part of Asian cuisine. This low-calorie product is recommended by almost all nutritionists, as it simultaneously replaces salt, mayonnaise, seasonings, oil and does not contain cholesterol.
The technology of making soy sauce has practically not changed for several millennia. Soybeans, boiled in water or steamed, are mixed with flour made from wheat or barley grains, salt is added and left to ferment. The sauce ripens long enough - this process lasts at least 40 days, and sometimes it may even take several years for the soy sauce to reach the desired condition.
Soy sauce is used to prepare various dishes - it is added to marinated meat and salads, it is seasoned with fish and chicken. In addition, soy sauce is an indispensable attribute of popular Japanese dishes such as sushi and rolls.
Useful properties of soy sauce:
- In terms of the amount of proteins it contains, soy sauce is almost as good as meat.
- Soy sauce contains a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
- Due to its high content of glutamines, soy sauce allows you to completely eliminate the use of salt without much effort.
- Soy sauce is a great antioxidant. It neutralizes the action of free radicals, thereby reducing the risk of developing cancerous tumors.
- Improves blood circulation and slows down the aging process.
Soy sauce is recommended to be consumed:
- people with food allergies to animal proteins;
- people with diseases of the cardiovascular system (atherosclerosis, hypertension, recovery from stroke and heart attack, coronary heart disease);
- people who have problems with being overweight;
- diabetics;
- people with pathologies of the musculoskeletal system (arthrosis and arthritis);
- people suffering from chronic cholecystitis and persistent constipation.
The listed healing properties are possessed only by the soy sauce, which is made according to the traditional time-tested recipe with natural fermentation. Chemically prepared soy sauce does not have any beneficial effect on the functions of the human body.
