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March 8, 2014
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Douchi

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Douchi (zh-cp|c=豆豉|p=dòuchǐ), also called hamanatto or Chinese fermented black beans, is a flavoring most popular in the cuisine of China, and is used to make black bean sauce.

Douchi is made by fermentation|fermenting and salting soybeans. The process turns the beans black, soft, and mostly dry. The flavor is pungent and bacterium|bacterial, although it does not compare with natto or the smellier cheeses.



Douchi is especially used to flavor fish or stir frying|stir-fried leaf vegetables. Unlike some other fermented soybean-based foods such as natto or tempeh, douchi is only a seasoning, not meant to be consumed in large quantities.

Small packets of douchi are available wherever Chinese foods are sold.

Category:Chinese cuisine
Category:Fermented foods
Category:Food ingredients
Category:Soy products

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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Douchi".


Last Modified:   2005-11-07


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