shoyu
Usage examples of "shoyu".
Like miso, shoyu is made by combining cooked soybeans, a grain, and a mold culture in a salty brine for 12 to 18 months.
Japanese cultured food that also is used in making miso, shoyu, and sake, and in pickling.
It has a stronger flavor, but does not undergo the two-year fermentation process that shoyu does.