Yangjiang Extra Pure Fujian Oyster Sauce

It took us years to find this ultra pure Chinese oyster sauce, with the search finally leading us to the coastal province of Fujian, specifically the Tongan Bay north of Xiamen Island, an area known for clean, warm waters and abundant seafood. 

What distinguishes Yangjiang Extra Pure Fujian Oyster Sauce is its very high percentage of oysters, with the sauce being 75% oyster juice. The juice is flavored and thickened with only sugar, corn starch and wheat flour. As its Chinese label boasts, it has 0% artificial sweeteners (or other additives) and 0% preservatives. 

You can definitely taste the difference in this thick, rich oyster sauce and others on the market, as it tastes like oysters! Having said that, it does not make your food taste fishy. Just as using a small amount of fish sauce in a dish doesn't make it taste like fish, using Yangjiang simply ups the flavor intensity. 

The Mala Market's oyster sauce shopping tips: 

• If you like a fuller, savory oyster taste and/or avoid additives and preservatives, you will prefer Fujian's Yangjiang brand. 
• If you like a milder, sweeter taste and/or a gluten-free sauce, you will prefer Thailand's Megachef brand.
• If you prefer a low percentage of oyster combined with flavor and color enhancers, you may like other brands.

Yangjiang, which was founded in 1980, is a China-certified, pollution-free Green Food, and is a Fujian Famous Brand. The company has title to an off-shore sea area of 2 million square meters as the extraordinary breeding ground for its oysters.

Unlike Lee Kum Kee, which produces not only oyster sauce but more than 300 Chinese-style sauces, Yangjiang specializes only in oyster and fish sauces. While it exports fine sauces to Japan and Korea, The Mala Market is the exclusive source for Yangjiang in the U.S. 

You know what to do with oyster sauce: Use it as a simple stir-fry sauce, combined with some soy sauce, perhaps, and roasted sesame oil, in American Chinese classics like beef with broccoli; as an umami-rich marinade or braising sauce for meats; as a chow mein noodle sauce, combined with light and dark soy sauces; as a finishing sauce for blanched greens; as an ingredient for hot pot dipping sauce, etc. It's both a condiment and a cooking ingredient. 

Source: Xiamen Yangjiang Foods Co., Fujian Province
Ingredients: oyster juice (oyster, water, salt), sugar, corn starch, wheat flour
Contains: oyster, wheat
Size: 490 grams (17.3 ounces)
Non-GMO, China-certified Green Food