Comments on: Ground Bean Sauce https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* a culinary genealogy Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:48:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sarah https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-543579 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:48:41 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-543579 In reply to John Marshall.

We haven’t used that brand, but if it’s available to you and you can’t get the other brand, then it’s definitely worth a shot!

]]> By: Sarah https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-543506 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:41:31 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-543506 In reply to Jennifer.

Hi Jennifer, the flavors of miso paste and ground bean sauce are very different! If it’s a smaller element in a recipe with lots of other seasonings, it might work? But we’ve never tried it.

]]> By: Jennifer https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-543481 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:07:31 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-543481 Hi, in a pinch, could white miso paste work as well?

]]> By: John Marshall https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-543207 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:57:10 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-543207 I cant get Koon Chun but can get Tung Chun ground bean sauce. Is that any good could you recommend that one.

]]> By: Sarah https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-542812 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:23:37 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-542812 In reply to Marqueseus Ladontre.

Hmmm I should find the images on my hard drive and re-export at a higher resolution! Will add that to my to-do list!

]]> By: Marqueseus Ladontre https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-542791 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:57:38 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-542791 “(see the ingredients list comparison below. Ground bean sauce is on the left and bean sauce is on the right).”
The image is being rendered at too low a resolution for me to be able to read the ingredients.

]]> By: Sarah https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-531811 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:30:16 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-531811 In reply to Jessica.

Hi jessica, you could potentially sub tian mian jiang, which is fermented wheat flour paste: https://thewoksoflife.com/sweet-bean-sauce-tian-mian-jiang/. Some brands do have soy, so be sure to check the ingredients.

]]> By: Jessica https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-531555 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:50:40 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-531555 I love bao and I’ve been wanting to make them for a long time. I’ve started researching and shopping for ingredients, but the problem is I’m really sensitive to soy. I know what to do for every ingredient besides this one. (I love these pages on the ingredients – so helpful.) I don’t want to just leave it out my first time trying the recipe. Any recommendations? I don’t have any other dietary restrictions.

]]> By: Bill https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-520070 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:12:38 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-520070 In reply to Jim.

Hi Jim, Yes, I think the brown bean sauce probably refers to ground bean sauce!

]]> By: Jim https://thewoksoflife.com/ground-bean-sauce/#comment-519858 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:00:23 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=33634#comment-519858 I am reading a Chinese church group cookbook from 1969. There are a number of recipes calling for “brown bean sauce”. I know it’s not the same as black bean sauce because the recipes call them out separately. Is brown bean sauce the same as ground bean sauce?

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