When you think of soy sauce, chances are high that you'll think of Japanese-style soy sauce (called shoyu in Japan), which is the kind most often available in grocery stores. But don't be fooled ...

For those of you who love sweet salad dressing, use a sweeter soy sauce. I wouldn’t go as sweet as kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce), but you’re welcome to experiment. I recommend Lee ...

Keep the mushrooms separate by type. Put the soy sauce, kecap manis, rice wine, sesame oil, sugar and salt in a clay pot (or steel pot) that holds about two litres (two quarts). Place the pot over ...

Kecap manis is available at Asian stores and some supermarkets, but it's surprisingly easy to make. If you have trouble sourcing it, I've given the very simple recipe below.