black bean sauce
A Chinese-style fermented black bean sauce used in cooking, especially in Sichuan cuisine. The Japanese name is derived from Chinese dòuchǐjiàng.
from Chinese dòuchǐjiàng
Black bean sauce is essential for mapo tofu.
Adding a little black bean sauce to this stir-fry enhances the flavor.
Standard kanji spelling for this Chinese-style black bean sauce.
Variant kanji spelling using 豉 instead of 鼓; both are used.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling commonly seen on product labels.
Borrowed from Chinese 豆豉醬 (dòuchǐjiàng), meaning fermented black bean sauce. The Japanese reading トウチジャン reflects the Chinese pronunciation.