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| Gluten Free Sauces: Premier Japan Wheat-Free Hoisin Sauce |
BRAND: Premier Japan
COST: $4.69
SIZE: 8.5oz
COST PER OZ: $0.55/oz
CERTIFIED GLUTEN FREE: NO
CERTIFICATION AGENCY: N/A
ORGANIC: YES
CERTIFICATION AGENCY: QAI
VEGAN: YES
GLUTEN FREE FACILITY: UNKNOWN
LOCATION OF FACILITY: USA
*These statements are based on the information printed on the product packaging. We cannot verify the accuracy of this information. For verification of the statements above, please contact the manufacturer.
REVIEW:
Asian food is known for their sauces, but most of them use soy sauce as an ingredient. As we know, soy sauce contains gluten. So what alternatives are out there when you just can’t use regular sauces anymore? Premier Japan has the answer with their line of gluten free sauces. Today, we are reviewing Premier Japan’s Wheat-Free Hoisin Sauce. It is a sweet sauce that is often used in grilling and barbecuing. Many people also like to use it as a dipping sauce as you will often see in Vietnamese Pho restaurants.
So the big question is, how does it compare to regular hoisin sauce? Let me first make it clear that I tasted the sauce by itself and this review is based on the sauce alone. The first thing I noticed is that this sauce is really thin. The hoisin sauces that I am accustomed to are really dark and thick, much like a paste. This might actually be a good thing. With regular hoisin sauce, it is so thick that sometimes you end up with way too much sauce on your meat. With a thinner sauce like this, you end up getting just the right amount of sauce on there. The taste of this sauce is also tangier, probably because of the vinegar used in the sauce. It’s not to say that it is horrible, but it is definitely different than what I was expecting.
When using this sauce and many sauces like it, you have to remember to look at the nutrition facts and pay close attention to the serving size. For this sauce, the serving size is 1 tablespoon. That might not seem like a lot, but when you see that it contains 160mg of sodium for every serving size, you might want to think twice when you go in for that double dip. I know that the sauce makes everything taste better, but you don’t want to kill your daily sodium intake in one sitting.
Taste: Good tangy taste. Not exactly what I was expecting as a hoisin sauce, but good in it’s on right. The sauce is also a little thinner than regular hoisin sauce which is nicer because it sticks to your food better.
Labeling: Very nice and simple labeling. This sauce is wheat-free, gluten free, vegan, and organic. All of which are makings for a great sauce.
Packaging: Regular twist top bottle filled with 8.5 fl. Oz of sauce.
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RATING:
Texture: 4
Taste: 3
Value: 3
OVERALL: 3.3
Reviewed 012111 by Calvin C.
1 comment:
This tastes absolutely NOTHING like actual hoisin sauce, and is terribly thin and watery to boot. Be forewarned that you absolutely CANNOT use this fake "hoisin" sauce in any actual recipe that normally calls for hoisin.
But of course you can package anything so long as it's gluten-free, and we celiacs will buy it because we are a captive market that has little choice...
Check out the several GF hoisin recipies online instead.
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