Soy Sauce reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 316 Reddit reviews across 31 subreddits and 56 posts to rank the best Soy Sauce brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Cooking, r/glutenfree, r/AskPH, r/chinesefood, r/JapaneseFood. Top-rated brands include Kikkoman (4.2/5), Lee Kum Kee (4.4/5), Pearl River Bridge (4.3/5).
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Reviews316
Subreddits31
Posts56
Brands71
Products55
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#1
Kikkoman
4.2
(68)
"Kikkoman"
"Kikoman❤️"
"Kikoman 🔛🔝"
"Kikoman all day"
"Kikkoman and Marca Piña"
"I love Kikkoman and yung Maggi na may kalamansi flavor, ang sarap"
"Pero kung pang arawan, Kikkoman."
"Kikkoman."
"Kikkoman"
"Kikkoman tamari. I personally get it from Amazon, I buy it in litre bottles at 85p per 100ml."
#2
Lee Kum Kee
4.4
(30)
"Lee Kum Kee. I personally feel that it’s waaaay better than Kikoman. I’ve never been a Kikoman fan, even before going gluten free."
"This is my go-to for half boiled eggs or any fried eggs for that matter."
"Lee Kum Kee Premium pa den!"
"Lee Kum Kee First Draw"
"Lee kum kee or kikkoman"
"Yung lee kum kee japanese style soy sauce masarap sa adobo"
"Lee kum kee for light soy sauce and kikkoman tamari for dark. good stuff!"
"Lee Kum Kee. Their teriyaki, hoisin and soy sauce are all the best I think."
"An example of 頭抽 is this one from Lee Kum Kee online shop."
"I exclusively use Lee Kum Kee dark and light."
#3
Pearl River Bridge
4.3
(26)
"I woud go for either Pearl River Bridge or Lee Kum Kee superior light soy sauce."
"If you use Pearl River Bridge and then try another one, you’ll never buy PRB again."
"I use Pearl River Bridge for Chinese soy sauce."
"Pearl River Bridge is usually recommended."
"Pearl River Bridge premium light soy sauce. It's cheap and a great all rounder for cooking."
"Pearl River Superior Light Soy Sauce. Recommended by many Asian sites. My go-to."
"Pearl River Bridge Light Soy Sauce PET Bottle, Superior, 33.8 fl. Oz"
"Pearl River Bridge light soy sauce is good for everyday cooking."
"I typically go with pearl river or lee Kum Kee. Both are good all purpose light soy sauces that aren’t too expensive."
"Pearl River Bridge"
#4
San-J
4.4
(21)
"San j tamari, i get the 50% less sodium"
"Probably San-J is the best. There are not many gf brands of soy sauce unfortunately."
"San j 70% reduced sodium tamari (the white and gold label) Is my go to"
"I'm so loyal to San J tamari"
"San J tamari is my go to."
"Another vote for San-J tamari!"
"Try San-J Tamari, I think it tastes better than soy."
"So delicious."
"San-j is good"
"San-J brand….made in Richmond Virginia with local soybeans…no wheat….Japanese owned company"
#5
Yamasa
4.4
(16)
"I use this Yamasan Kyoto Uji when I want something special."
"Yamasa gets my vote too."
"I also prefer Yamasa over Kikkoman, and I use both regular and usukuchi shoyu in my cooking."
"Yamasa is great for utility. That white shoyu is fantastic for sashimi."
"I like Yamasa - I’d say start with the regular one and then experiment with the ones for sashimi or sushi."
"My go to soy sauce brand is Yamasa. Any Asian market should have it."
"Yamasa is how I remembered what soy sauce should taste like."
"Yamasa or LKK."
"Yamasa."
"Yamasa is better than kikkoman but still a low end soy."
#6
Silver Swan
4.4
(11)
"Silver Swan 👌🏻"
"Silver Swan for everyday use"
"Silver swann"
"Silver Swan sa Adobo, ang bango niya e"
"I only swear by two brands: Silver Swan and Datu Puti."
"Pag sa lutuin kahitsilver swan ok nako."
"Silver swan"
"Silver Swan."
"Silver Swan soy sauce, its cheap but good! Doesn't taste like brown saltwater, which is what kikkoman tastes like!"
"Try to use some other time a Silver Swan or Marca Piña for soy sauce."
#7
Tamari
4.2
(11)
"Tamari instead of soy sauce. Has that strong salinity mixed with the umami you need for cooking. Indistinguishable, so much so that you can use it on its own for sushi."
"Tamari is a life saver!!!"
"I use tamari instead of soy sauce because it's not quite as crazy salty and IMO has a better taste"
"Low sodium gluten free soy sauce."
"Tamari is GF."
"Tamari sauce"
"Try a tamari sauce. Very similar to soy, but no wheat involved."
"Tamari, if you need gluten-free. Otherwise, Kikkoman."
"Tamari is great because it’s gluten free."
"Agree, of the brands you can easily get it seems to be the best imo."
#8
Coconut Aminos
4.2
(10)
"Way healthier and tastes better."
"Substitute soy sauce with “coconut aminos” which is soy and gluten free."
"There's fake soy sauce that is made with coconut aminos."
"Coconut aminos."
"Like a sweeter, lighter soy sauce."
"What about coconut aminos? It has the umami of soy sauce, but the inherent sweetness of coconut!"
"Milder and slightly sweet compared to regular soy sauce."
"Try combining the coconut aminos with a little bit of sesame oil, maybe not exactly what you're looking for but it's really good."
"Coconut aminos!"
"Possibly coconut aminos? to me it tastes about identical to soy sauce"
#9
Yamaroku
5.0
(7)
"I’ve used yamaroku for the past few years and it’s my standard soy sauce for all my sushi creations or takeout."
"Yamaroku sounds absolutely amazing. Can't justify the price currently, but I'll treat myself to a bottle eventually as a luxury."
"Mine IS the one on the 2nd photo but with 3 years of "maturation". And it's fucking delicious, I'm putting in it everywhere."
"Yamaroku is my go-to for premium shouyu. Fermented for 4 years in inoculated wooden barrels. It's amazing."
"Yamaroku Shoyu Pure Artisan Dark Sweet Japanese Premium Gourmet Barrel Aged 4 Year Soy Sauce "Tsuru Bisiho""
"Small batch soy sauce that Samin Nosrat mantions in the Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Netflix series. It has an amazing, complex, lovely flavor"
"Yamaroku is the best one I've tried, it has such nuanced flavor."
#10
Marca Pina
4.8
(6)
"Marca Pina."
"Marca Pina if local pero pag may time lumipad sa malaysia, I always buy lots of Dark Soya Sauce Manis/Kecap Manis para may stock sa bahay huhu."
"Marca pina the best. And mas mura"
"Marca Piña"
"Marca Piña"
"Marca Piña mas mild yung alat."
#11
Healthy Boy
4.5
(6)
"Second Healthy Boy. I won't use any other soy sauce."
"Healthy boy brand is the best I have found."
"I like Healthy Boy soys."
"Personally I prefer Healthy Boy brand but I've an Asian parent so am used to the thicker more treacly type."
"I like Healthy Boy soys."
"Go to an asian supermarket and get healthy boy brand."
#12
Maggi
3.4
(7)
"Maggi sauce should be cheap and available all around the world ... its flavor profile is close to soy sauce."
"Not super sure on a good alternative for soy sauce. Maggi is pretty good though."
"I recommend maggie"
"Maggi."
"Kicap seasoning maggi"
"For popular brands that are easy to find we use Maggi a lot and it's pretty easy to find abroad."
"Fish sauce, maggi ...."
#13
La Choy
4.4
(5)
"La Choy!!! It's been my soy sauce of choice my whole life, even long before I knew about Celiac."
"I prefer La Choy. It's never let me down and is regularly available"
"I’m gonna go against the grain here and say La Choy. I dislike tamari, it tastes like it’s missing something to me. La Choy tastes like traditional soy sauce."
"Really good & gf."
"La Choy for example is gluten free."
#14
Datu Puti
4.0
(5)
"Datu puti 🗿"
"Naturally gluten free."
"I use Datu Puti."
"I normally use either Datu Puti or Silver Swan soy sauce for 'adobong manok'/chicken adobo."
"I am used to Datu Puti and I've always hated kikkoman and refuse to cook with it lol."
#15
Coconut Brand
5.0
(4)
"Coconut Brand"
"Coconut brand all the way"
"Coconut brand"
"Coconut brand at select ang da best"
#16
Soy Sauce
4.0
(5)
"If it were me I’d do 1/4 regular soy sauce and 3/4 fish sauce."
"Sakin silver swan soysauce (50%) and Chinese Light Soy sauce (50%)."
"I use select for soy sauce and rose for vinegar."
"Ako pag adobo, Marca Piña. Ok naman para sa akin ha."
"Soy sauce: Kroger"
#17
Pearl River
4.3
(4)
"Ive tried a few but always go back to Pearl River."
"I usually use Pearl River."
"Pearl river, all day."
"I use pearl river. They have a dark and a light."
#18
San J
4.3
(4)
"San J Tamari is my go to."
"San J Tamari is my go to."
"Is San J Tamari good. It’s the only one I’m finding at me store currently."
"Is San J Tamari good. It’s the only one I’m finding at me store currently."
#19
Tomasu
4.3
(4)
"Tomasu (brewed in Rotterdam) is the best I ever tasted"
"I've heard good things about Tomasu but I've never paid the international shipping charges for it."
"Used by high end chefs."
"Made in Rotterdam."
#20
Golden Mountain
4.0
(4)
"Golden Mountain from Thailand."
"Golden Mountain for Everything else."
"My favorite soy sauce for rice is the Thai brand Golden Mountain"
"Golden Mountain"
#21
Kimlan
3.7
(3)
"My preference has been Kim Lan brand."
"I tend to gravitate towards Taiwanese and Chinese brands, specifically Kimlan"
"The Kimlan, Wan Ja Shan and Kikkoman organic lines are okay in a pinch."
#22
Bentong Soy Sauce
5.0
(2)
"Highly reccomend Bentong Soy Sauce Cap Tangan! Bought 2 bottles with me when I studied overseas"
"Bentong Soy Sauce Cap Tangan, if can't find that, Popo one I like."
#23
VH
5.0
(2)
"If you live in canada VH is gluten free."
"VH sauces! All of them are gluten free."
#24
Bachans
4.5
(2)
"We go through a bottle of the Bachans gluten free every month. My kids are in love with it. It’s so good as a marinade for chicken thighs that we grill outside."
"Look out for gluten free bachans also. It's a Japanese BBQ sauce and a good dipper. It's mostly tamari with some garlic and ginger and whatnot."
#25
Meijer
4.0
(2)
"Is gluten free."
"Meijer soy sauce is gluten free."
#26
Koon Chun
4.0
(2)
"I would say my favorite brand is Koon Chun."
"I tend to gravitate towards Taiwanese and Chinese brands, specifically Koon Chun"
#27
Trader Joe's
4.0
(2)
"Trader Joe's has a good low sodium soy sauce."
"Trader Joe's low sodium soy sauce is the lowest so far I sodium that I have found."
#28
Kwong Hung Seng
4.0
(2)
"Kwong Hung Seng black soy sauce and KHS sweet soy sauce are staples for me."
"For Thai I use this brand just because the Thai grocer recommended it."
#29
Cap Kipas Udang
4.0
(2)
"I usually use Cap Kipas Udang because I also use that for everything else."
"Definitely Cap Kipas Udang."
#30
Haitian
4.0
(2)
"A different manufacturer makes a “soy sauce for braised dishes” that is very good."
"I recommend the premium light soy sauce."
#31
Suree
5.0
(1)
"Imo Thai soy sauce is way better for dumpling-dipping :) my fav is Suree brand"
#32
Aloha
5.0
(1)
"Aloha tamari! I buy the stuff by the gallon and have yet to taste a better one"
#33
Hand Flower Brand
5.0
(1)
"I urge you to buy a bottle and try it out ... you'll know the difference between this, a Kikkoman, and a Lee Kum Kee."
#34
Woolicious
5.0
(1)
"Swear to god the half boiled egg at this one cafe taste so good. Gonna buy a bottle when my other kicaps is finish."
#35
Mikuni Wild Harvest
5.0
(1)
"I’ve been buying it for years and it’s to die for."
#36
Mu Artisan
5.0
(1)
"Not cheap but worth it for half boiled eggs enjoyment"
#37
Sun Thew Chun
5.0
(1)
"Sun Thew Chun cap Orkid. This is good stuff."
#38
Thin Soy
5.0
(1)
"It’s called Thin Soy. It’s delicious. It’s not as strong as regular soy sauce (which, they used kikkoman) and it doesn’t have the high sodium level."
#39
Angel
5.0
(1)
"It’s Angel brand."
#40
Ant Sauce
5.0
(1)
"It blew me away. It's not traditionally Japanese, but it is made from ants and tastes superior."
#41
Cabi
5.0
(1)
"Cabi Umami Dashi Soy Sauce"
#42
Mikawa
5.0
(1)
"Mikawa Shiro Shoyu White Soy Sauce"
#43
Shibanuma
5.0
(1)
"Shibanuma Artisanal Soy Sauce"
#44
Japanese Pantry
5.0
(1)
"I also love Japanese Pantry and Moromi for higher quality soy sauce and tamari!"
#45
Moromi
5.0
(1)
"I also love Japanese Pantry and Moromi for higher quality soy sauce and tamari!"
#46
Coconut
5.0
(1)
"Coconut or Master na brand"
#47
Soy Paste
5.0
(1)
"Try Taiwanese Soy Paste or Indonesian kecap manis"
#48
Sweet Soy Sauce
5.0
(1)
"I once had tofu with sweet soy sauce, it was amazing."
#49
Clearspring
4.0
(1)
"Clearspring tamari is the one for me!"
#50
Tesco
4.0
(1)
"I use tamari. Get it from Tesco. It's dark soy sauce and quite strong."
#51
Kwong Cheong Thye
4.0
(1)
"I use Kwong Cheong thye superior grade soy sauce. ... I feel it tastes better than Lee kum kee."
#52
Ohsawa
4.0
(1)
"I like Ohsawa Nama Shoyu - it's white soy sauce"
#53
Bourbon Barrel
4.0
(1)
"There's this double fermented soy sauce by bourbon barrel that's really good. It has chocolate notes."
#54
Tong Nam
4.0
(1)
"Tong Nam of course"
#55
Kicap Tong Nam
4.0
(1)
"Kicap Tong Nam"
#56
Premium Orchid
4.0
(1)
"My goto soy sauce is premium orchid. Followed by Angel."
#57
Emma Basic
4.0
(1)
"Emma Basic from Amazon. It's actual soy sauce, not tamari, and is really good."
#58
YHY
4.0
(1)
"YHY might be a great additional to this list."
#59
Bluegrass
4.0
(1)
"Bluegrass is great - but I would taste it knowing it might be a little different than a traditional soy sauce."
#60
Waitrose
4.0
(1)
"Waitrose is actually very decent for supermarket brand."
#61
Kikkoman Soy Sauce
4.0
(1)
"I would use the Japanese soy sauce. I find it closer in base flavour profile to Korean soy sauces."
#62
Kikkoman Light Soy Sauce
4.0
(1)
"I agree with the previous comment of using light Japanese soy sauce."
#63
Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce
4.0
(1)
"I like leekumkee premium, red is good gold is better."
#64
Yamamori
4.0
(1)
"This may be similar too? also look into Kecap Manis."
#65
Yunhai Shop
4.0
(1)
"If you’re flex on the Japanese aspect, Yunhai Shop has some fun fancy ones!"
#66
Kecap Manis
4.0
(1)
"Ketjap manis"
#67
Ayam Brand
3.0
(1)
"Ayam brand red cap, kicap manis"
#68
Kicap Mahsuri
3.0
(1)
"Kicap Mahsuri Pedas Manis"
#69
Swan Soy Sauce
3.0
(1)
"I like S Wan."
#70
Bragg
3.0
(1)
"Bragg."
#71
Sempio
3.0
(1)
"I also have Sempio soup soy sauce but I have no idea what to do with it or how it's different?"
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