Ketjap manis

[bellinghman]

The other day, I was looking round the shelves of the local Tesco in the odd hope that they had some sweet soy sauce suitable for happydisciple's satay sauce recipe. But, despite my search, I didn't find it.

Yesterday, I was idly perusing the shelves looking for the paella rice when I noticed a small bottle filled with dark liquid.

Closer examination showed that it was indeed the Indonesian sweet soy that I'd previously been looking for. It is, however, quite possible that I didn't see it on the previous occasion because it's not so labelled: the large lettering on the front says 'Ketjap Manis'. No wonder my mental filter didn't see it: it didn't see the words 'soy sauce' on it.

Comments

[feorag.livejournal.com]

But "ketjap manis" means "sweet sauce". Tsk. Young people today, etc., etc...

[mrs-warwick.livejournal.com]

Did you find the paella rice? My local tesco does easy cook long grain or basmati rice. If I'm very lucky I'll find pudding rice, but it doesn't seem to be carried as part of the standard range.