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oyster sauce?
hotcookie101
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I am currently enjoying my Chinese cooking made easy book (although the recipe I bought if for isn't actually in the book-d'oh, but on the website (beef oyster sauce with spinach etc-yum yum yum-it is different to the one in the book-it doesnt have the spinach and mushrooms 
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Does anyone have recommendations for a good oyster sauce-I usually buy wing yip and it is lovely, does have MSG in it though. Can anyone recommend a good (easily available?) MSG free one? Or do I just have to accept that little bit of MSG if I am making chinese food?
)Does anyone have recommendations for a good oyster sauce-I usually buy wing yip and it is lovely, does have MSG in it though. Can anyone recommend a good (easily available?) MSG free one? Or do I just have to accept that little bit of MSG if I am making chinese food?
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I always buy the Lee Kum Kee one but I have no idea if it contains MSG or not! Will have a looksie when I next venture downstairs...I have the mind of a criminal genius. I keep it in the freezer next to Mother....0
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Lee Kum Kee Oyster sauce is the best, however it contains flavour enhancer (E621), which I think is MSG under a different label.0
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Sharwoods do a nice oyster sauce but it is quite pricy for a small bottle. Unfortunately I've run out so I can't check for MSG“the princess jumped from the tower & she learned that she could fly all along. she never needed those wings.”
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Lee Kum Kee Oyster sauce is the best, however it contains flavour enhancer (E621), which I think is MSG under a different label.
Pretani, it looks like you're spot on...E621 is MSG...
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thriftmonster wrote: »Sharwoods do a nice oyster sauce but it is quite pricy for a small bottle. Unfortunately I've run out so I can't check for MSG
I use Sharwoods too and it doesn't have any E numbers on the label.
It does say contains oysters and wheat and may contain peanuts,nuts and sesame.£2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4
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Thanks all-will have a look out for that Lee Kum Kee one-even with the MSG, is it widely available or is it a chinese shop one?
I tend to avoid sharwoods tbh-especially for things like this I find it very expensive but I will have a look at their oyster sauce 0 -
I think M&S make one too. I like their hosin sauce.£2 Coins Savings Club 2012 is £4.............................NCFC member No: 00005.........
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hotcookie101 wrote: »Thanks all-will have a look out for that Lee Kum Kee one-even with the MSG, is it widely available or is it a chinese shop one?
I tend to avoid sharwoods tbh-especially for things like this I find it very expensive but I will have a look at their oyster sauce
You can get it on line
http://www.wingyipstore.co.uk/display-product.php?ref=81747&searchStr=oyster+sauce&returnaction=searchresultsI hate migraines.0 -
Two Oyster sauces that I like (and are MSG free) are Tesco Cooks Ingredients (in larger Tescos) and M&S. Neither are what you'd call cheap however.0
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