Soy sauce pouring onto ice cream

Transform Your Next Bowl Of Ice Cream With One Unexpected Condiment

NEWS

BY ADAM RAPHAEL

Soy sauce being poured into bowl
The internet is full of people claiming to have stumbled upon the latest, greatest innovation in flavor — and recently, some have been topping their ice cream with soy sauce.
Soy sauce pouring onto scoop of ice cream
In theory, it works — soy sauce's bold, extremely salty flavor profile, rich and dark and packed with umami, contrasts beautifully with the fresh, milky sweetness of ice cream.
Bowl of vanilla ice cream with sauce
Soy sauce pairs well with a nice, simple vanilla. The flavor provides a clean, sweet and palate that'll really allow the bold, salty
flavors of the soy sauce to shine.
Soy sauce falling into bowl
As for the soy sauce, consider using Japanese-style shoyu, which has a clean, salty flavor, mild and very subtly sweet. A little goes a long way here, so use it sparingly.
Soy sauce on ice cream in bowl
If you fancy something a little more on the sweet side, then Chinese soy sauce is the way to go — specifically dark soy sauce, which has notes
of brown sugar and caramel.