Recipes with Soy Sauce

Salt plus savoury depth in one bottle, and the backbone of most of the East and Southeast Asian recipes below. Light soy seasons, dark soy mostly colours — if you only keep one, keep light.

37 free recipes below, every one with a full ingredient list and step-by-step method. They run across Peruvian, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese and Thai kitchens. On FoodNeverComes the food never actually arrives — so these are the ones you make yourself.

Arroz Chaufa🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 20 minBak Kut Teh🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 2 hrBanh Mi🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 20 minBulgogi🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 30 minChar Kway Teow🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 20 minChicken Adobo🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 50 minChow Mein🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 15 minCom Tam🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 40 minDumplings🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 40 minFried Rice🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 15 minGyoza🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 40 minHainanese Chicken Rice🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 minIsaw🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 30 min + marinatingJapchae🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 30 minKatsu Curry🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 35 minKorean Fried Chicken🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 40 minKung Pao Chicken🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 25 minKwek-Kwek🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 25 minLechon Kawali🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minLomo Saltado🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 25 minLumpiang Shanghai🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 45 minMapo Tofu🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 20 minOmakase🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 45 minPancit Canton🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 25 minPollo a la Brasa🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 min + marinatingRamen🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 20 minSisig🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minSpring Rolls🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 35 minSpring Rolls🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 35 minSushi Platter🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 50 minTakoyaki🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 30 minTapsilog🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 20 min + curingTempura🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 25 minThai Fried Rice🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 15 minTonkatsu🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 25 minTteokbokki🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 20 minUdon🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 20 min