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Soy sauce

Soy sauce is a type of brownish-black sauce made from soybeans. It's usually mixed with other ingredients like wheat, salt, and sugar to create a savory and salty flavor. It's used in a lot of Asian cooking, usually to add flavor to food. Soy sauce has been around for hundreds of years and is one of the main ingredients in many popular Asian dishes.