Condiment
Premium Oyster Sauce
S tier
Premium oyster sauce lists more oyster extract, less caramel colour and starch: deeper, less gluey, worth it on simple greens. The cheap bottle is saltier and thicker with gum. A finish, not a long boil. Classic is fine for a crowded stir-fry.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Gai LanSimple Beef
Traits
Deeper SeaFinishHigher OysterLess GlueyLess GumNot Long BoilRestaurantWorth It
History
Premium oyster sauces advertised higher oyster solids for restaurants.
Home cooks bought premium for gai lan and simple beef.
Oyster-percentage labels made premium a readable claim.