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What is
shoyu?
Shoyu is Japanese-style soy sauce: salty, savory, rounded, and built for deep umami. It is one of the reasons ramen, rice bowls, eggs, and noodles can taste complete fast.
Shoyu means Japanese-style soy sauce.
In everyday cooking, shoyu points to a Japanese-style soy sauce profile. It brings salt, aroma, color, and umami, but the best versions feel rounded instead of flat.
NoodleBomb makes two soy sauces: Shoyu Reserve for rich soy depth and Spicy Shoyu for that depth with chili heat. Citrus Shoyu is a separate ramen sauce with a bright citrus finish. Choose by the flavor you want, then start with a little and taste before adding more.
Same family. More specific name.
Where shoyu flavor works.
Two soy sauces. A citrus ramen sauce.
Shoyu Reserve
Soy sauce for savory depth in noodles, rice bowls and dipping dishes. Choose this when you want the Reserve flavor without the added peppers in Spicy Shoyu.
Shoyu Reserve Soy Sauce →Spicy Shoyu
Soy sauce with red pepper flake and datil pepper. Use a little with cooked noodles or as a dumpling dip, then taste before adding more.
Spicy Shoyu Soy Sauce →Citrus Shoyu
A ramen sauce with a bright citrus finish. Use it when a cold noodle bowl or rice bowl needs that citrus flavor.
Citrus Shoyu Ramen Sauce →Each bottle is 7 fl oz and $13.99. Check the ingredients and allergens on the product page; the formulas differ.
Find your
shoyu flavor.
Choose Shoyu Reserve for savory soy depth or Spicy Shoyu for added chili heat. Both are 7 fl oz soy sauce bottles at $13.99.
Shop Shoyu Reserve Soy Sauce →Shoyu questions, answered.
Is shoyu the same as soy sauce?
Shoyu is Japanese-style soy sauce. Soy sauce is the broader category. The name alone does not tell you whether a sauce contains chili or citrus; check the product ingredients.
Is shoyu spicy?
Shoyu does not mean spicy. NoodleBomb Spicy Shoyu gets its heat from red pepper flake and datil pepper. Shoyu Reserve is the soy sauce choice without those added peppers.
How is Citrus Shoyu different?
Citrus Shoyu is a NoodleBomb ramen sauce with a bright citrus finish. Shoyu Reserve and Spicy Shoyu are soy sauces. Choose Citrus Shoyu for citrus-led bowls, Reserve for soy depth, or Spicy Shoyu for soy with chili heat.