Tauco

Tauco, Taucu, Taotjo, Tao Jiew or Tauchu (Chinese: 豆醬; pinyin: dòujiàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu-chiùⁿ; Thai: เต้าเจี้ยว, RTGS: Taochiao) are various adaptations of the yellow soybean paste from China created by overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. Tauco is made by boiling yellow soybeans, grinding them, mixing them with flour, and fermenting them to make a soy paste. The soy paste is soaked in salt water and sun-dried for several weeks, furthering the fermentation process, until the color of the paste has turned yellow-reddish. Good tauco has a distinct aroma. The tauco is commonly used by Chinese Indonesians, Malaysian Chinese, Chinese Singaporeans, Chinese Bruneians, and Thai Chinese. It is also used in other Indonesian cuisine traditions, such as Sundanese cuisine and Javanese cuisine, as well as by non-Chinese Malaysians, Singaporeans, Bruneians, and Thais.