Dek Som Boon Soy Sauce Dark Formula D 1 L

✨ Dek Som Boon Dark Soy Sauce Formula D (1 L) for rich colour and rounded umami

Dek Som Boon dark soy sauce is a Thai-style black soy sauce with a deeper colour and a fuller, slightly sweeter soy profile than light soy sauce. It’s made to bring that glossy, appetising finish to everyday stir-fries, noodles, and braised dishes without needing complicated seasoning.

Use it as a finishing splash for colour, or add it early in cooking to let the flavour melt into the sauce. A little goes a long way—start small, taste, and balance with light soy sauce, stock, or a touch of sugar depending on the dish.

✅ Key features

• Dark soy sauce is ideal when you want deeper colour and a more rounded, mellow soy taste than light soy sauce
• Great for building a glossy, caramel-brown finish in sauces and stir-fries
• Easy way to make noodle and rice dishes look and taste more “restaurant-style” at home
• Practical 1 L size for frequent cooking—handy for marinades, braises, and batch meals
• Best results when paired with light soy sauce: light for saltiness, dark for colour and depth

🍽️ How to use

• Stir into pad see ew–style noodles, fried rice, or chow mein to deepen colour and add savoury sweetness
• Add to marinades for pork, chicken, tofu, or mushrooms before grilling, roasting, or pan-frying
• Use in braised dishes (e.g., soy-braised chicken, pork belly, or mushrooms) for a darker, richer sauce
• Mix into dipping sauces with vinegar, chilli, garlic, or sesame oil for a quick table sauce
• Finish a stir-fry with a small splash right at the end for shine and colour 🍜

🧾 Ingredients

molasses, water, salt, soy sauce 1,7% (water, salt, soybeans 25%, wheat flour)

🧾 Allergens

soya, wheat.

🧾 Nutrition facts

Energy (kJ) - 1124 kJ

Energy (kcal) - 268 kcal

Fat - 0.8 g

Carbohydrates - 60 g of which sugars 5.1 g

Protein- 5,5 g

Salt - 9.4 g

🧾 Recipe

D 1 L is a great choice for those looking for a more intense and robust soy sauce flavour. This D variety differs from the others in that it is fermented differently, giving it a stronger, deeper and more distinct flavour. Like Variant B, this sauce goes through a careful production process, but its specific composition and length of fermentation create a sauce with a more balanced sweet and salty flavour and a fuller texture. Variant D is ideal for sauces, marinades and various Asian dishes where a stronger flavour is required.

✨ Final touch

Did you know dark soy sauce is often used more for colour and mellow depth than for saltiness, which is why many recipes combine it with light soy sauce?