How to Use shoyu in a Sentence

shoyu

noun
  • Transfer ⅓ cup lemon-chile shoyu to bowl with noodles and toss to coat.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 19 Feb. 2017
  • Add shoyu, mirin, sake, water, ginger, maple syrup and brown sugar.
    — Amy Thielen, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Most of the poke of my childhood was mixed with sweet onions, shoyu, and chile pepper water.
    — Rodelio Aglibot, Bon Appetit, 30 Jan. 2017
  • Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice and remaining shoyu, and toss gently.
    — Chihiro Tomioka, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2026
  • His other broths are duck shoyu, vegan hot and sour miso, adobada pork and mixed beast.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • To eat, it’s all drizzled with the shoyu and sprinkled with Hawaiian salt made by her aunt.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • If the shoyu peanut butter icebox pie is in the pastry case, order it, no matter the time of day.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Miso, ponzu and shoyu (soy sauce) will drive the sodium up; honey and teriyaki will add extra sugar.
    — Molly Kimball, NOLA.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • One of Tempelhoff’s favorites is the tonkatsu, a rich, creamy broth with pork chashu, shoyu and star anise oil.
    — Tilly MacAlister-Smith Mary Holland Dana Covit Mary Holland Kurt Soller Sara Lieberman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Kalua pork, which Wind says is cooked overnight with tea leaves and shoyu (a soy sauce), then smoked and shredded, is another hit.
    — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
  • From pumpkin miso to pumpkin shoyu, there’s no shortage of ways to experiment.
    — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • White soy sauce, or shiro shoyu, is mild, light and sweeter tasting and made with primarily wheat and less soy bean.
    — Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Add the daikon in a single layer and sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon of the shoyu.
    — Chihiro Tomioka, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The shoyu and mushroom ramen can be made gluten-free and the mushroom ramen can also be made vegan.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Everyone gathered to stuff the rice into tofu skins simmered with sugar and shoyu for inari-zushi.
    — Hannah Kirshner, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Among those dishes is a slice of Wagyu served with a white corn puree, local uni, and shoyu sauce made with koji and trimmings of beef.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Beyond burgers topped with everything from dill havarti to wild mushroom gravy to pineapple and sweet shoyu.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Hours of love and expertise go into each bowl, whether shio, shoyu, miso or the heady superstar black garlic tonkotsu.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • Part of the eight-course tasting menu is an oyster dish with xao long bao, cucumber dashi, tosaka nori, and matsutake shoyu.
    — Melanie Kaplan, Fortune, 15 June 2019
  • The shop opened with shoyu, shio and miso ramen varieties (all $12), each made with a clear broth of chicken and shellfish.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The menu includes veggie croquettes, pork chasu rice bowls, shoyu tonkotsu and mazemen ramen.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Transfer to a serving platter and drizzle the collars with the entire amount of the reserved shoyu mixture.
    — Stella Fong, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Try its signature shoyu (soy sauce) ramen for a complex dish made using pork, clams, and fish stock and topped with truffle sauce and porcini oil.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The word shoyu in the name refers to Japanese-style soy sauce, and the flavor of the dish as a whole is similar to that of teriyaki.
    — Bon Appétit, 11 May 2021
  • Wobbly, barely-holding-together silken tofu cubes, doused in inky shoyu and sprinkled with wisps of scallions.
    — Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Expect shio, shoyu, and miso varieties matched with craft beer at both Ramen to Bíiru locations.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 3 July 2017
  • For example, shoyu chicken, a sweet soy sauce braise, is reimagined with cauliflower and chickpeas.
    — The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Spicy miso, shoyu, and shio paitan are all on the main menu, plus special bowls are available every Wednesday for those wishing to go off-piste.
    — Claudia De Brito, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Plenty of ma la seasoning or shoyu, or a plunge in the deep-fryer give it some pizazz, but on its own, most tofu feels just a little too much like diet food for me.
    — Kat Craddock, Saveur, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Japanese soy sauce, also known as shoyu, is clearer and thinner than the Chinese variety.
    — Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Oct. 2019

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