Yes and yes
Dang. Guess I better upgrade from Motel 6 
Stir-fried fresh udon noodles with pork belly and kale. Sauce made with light and dark soy sauce, hoisin, chicken broth, shaoxing wine, sugar, cornstarch and toasted sesame oil
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I really appreciate when you and others give this kind of info about seasonings in particular. Thanks.
albacore tataki crispy onion dish, with a home made ponzu using home grown yuzu
(serranos because my family likes spicy 
)
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Beautiful! Where did you source your albacore?
I purchased a frozen loin from Galleria market (same brand as what many sushi-yas buy).
Great price too at ~$20
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I know you’re up north, but do you buy the dark and light soy sauce locally or on-line? We can’t find dark and light even at our closest 99 Ranch.
I hope they reply. We live in Seattle and have a number of Asian markets but one, Uwajimaya, has practically a whole aisle of ‘just’ soy sauces. Maybe they could take a picture cause it makes it easier to hold my phone up to the myriad of bottles
Ranch 99 or HMart locally
You see Kenji’s recent tour of Uwajimaya?
The 99 Ranch in Van Nuys (I just realized I write “99 Ranch,” but I think I say “Ranch 99”) has a whole aisle of soy sauce, as well. Maybe we just got overwhelmed and missed it.
Maybe the new one opening in Westwood near us will have it.
We were there for his book signing. It was mobbed. Did he also do a tour? Is there a video?
I get in a good mood just walking in the door
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Found it!
For soy sauce questions try starting at 14:56
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Thanks. Watching it right now.
A pandemic anecdote. We would go to Jade Garden, a few blocks away, and get our dim sum to go. Then drive to Uwajimaya, get into the back seat of the car and eat and then go shop.
Yes, I think that the soy sauces at Mitsuwa didn’t always have the type written in English. Maybe I’ll try the Mistuwa again and use the translate app on my phone.
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Totally - I think I had the same difficulty looking for Korean soup soy sauce without wheat. I’d be curious how the translation app does if you wouldn’t mind reporting back. I’ve used Google Translate for a few non-English, non-roman alphabet ingredient labels and it’s been pretty impressive. Hell, I pointed it at a Dutch tombstone in Jakarta and it did a half decent job.
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Okay, I feel really stupid. Partner told me that we were looking for black vinegar, not dark and light soy sauce. ::face palm::
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Fatty Mart has both black and red Chinese vinegar
As well as Chinese, Japanese & Taiwanese soy sauce
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