Takahashi fava beans shoyu, perfect soy sauce taste, Soy Sauce Alternative – Gluten-Free, Soy bean-Free, No Fat, Low Calories, no additives – 16.9 fl oz / 500 mL

Tl;dr: Great sub for those with soy allergies. Having said that, it is a bit of a steep price.I didn’t know I had a relatively severe soy allergy until about a decade ago. When I consumed food with soy in it and experienced great stomach pain and vomiting, I never connected it to an allergy since I didn’t have the same life-threatening reactions as I did with other foods. I’ve eaten foods with soy sauce and didn’t have too much of a reaction (stomach swelling and nausea). Tofu and soy milk consumption was really awful though. Having enjoyed the taste of soy and soy products, I can confirm that this product is the closest to “soy sauce flavor” that I’ve tried on the market. I’ve tried the White Nama shoyu by Oshawa, Maggi from Europe, Maggi from the US, and Maggi from the Philippines—all of which are wheat-based and taste good but do not taste like soy sauce. Because of the price point, I save it for sashimi or other meals where soy sauce is to be highlighted. I use the other brands while cooking since it’s not as big of a taste difference when combined with other ingredients.

I have a soy intolerance but love Sushi. I am super picky and only would use Kikkoman soy sauce prior to learning of my intolerance. This non-soy sauce is amazing. Two watchouts the lovely glass bottles have a tendency to leak if tilted and while the shoyu tastes amazing it does not smell amazing. I tried all the other substitutes and there is no comparison, this is the only one that is actually good, the others are terrible. I guess that is why this is so expensive. If you are willing to buy in bulk you can get a better price direct from Japan.

This was an amazing surprise! I was hopeful it would be at least decent so opened it and poured some into a spoon to taste it first (before adding it to the dish I was making a potentially messing it up). I was shocked just how exactly it simply tasted like soy sauce. I was delighted!My only complaint is the availability appears to be very limited. Come on Amazon, let’s make it easy to get!!

My son has multiple food allergies including soy, and being Asian soy sauce is essential in our cooking. The flavor of this sauce is exactly the same as the one made from soy. One negative star, because the bottle came with a very strong odor, like laundry detergent, when I first time ordered a smaller bottle. I had to leave it on the counter for a few weeks until the odor disappeared. The second time, I ordered a bigger bottle, and it came with no strange odor. It is a bit overpriced but still I would like to buy again.

Flavor is good 👍 its hard to cook the Japanese food food I love without soy, Thank you Takahashi!

The bottle arrived shattered and I have not been able to get my money back for this expensive item. Do not order!

I can’t have soy anymore and I love sushi and Asian cuisines that use soy sauce. This is the perfect substitute. Looks, feels, taste just like soy. I use with sushi to dip and in recipes when I cook. Is a little pricey but worth it.

Second time ordering this.Very good quality product and I intend to keep reordering! Just wish the price was better