many east asian dishes included some ready made sauce like 豆瓣酱 or 柱侯酱 in chinese cuisines or 고추장 in korean cuisine. These sauces make our dishes delicious but unfortunately they are very high in salt and/or sugars. Is there some way to make the dishes with these sauces from scratch or without such high salt/sugar? We often have to add sugar in the dish in addition to the sauces. Thanks.

I’m sure this is a similar problem in other cuisines but my question is just about east asian cuisines.

edit: i’m referring to homemade food, not restaurant food.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
    6·
    8 months ago

    There’s a huge difference between using salt and sugars, and adding TOO MUCH of them. Just cutting the suggested amount added in half gets you closer to what you’re asking for. As for the premade stuff, just add less, or dilute them a bit maybe.

    • Pat12@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      8 months ago

      I think you were the only one who understood my question

      Cutting down on the sauces is a good alternative and what I’m doing in the meantime; unfortunately I think these sauces are heavy contributors to the flavour of the dish so the result is the flavour is kinda weak in the dish. Doubanjiang or gochujang for example are staples of the respective Asian cuisines and dishes.

      • angrystego@lemmy.world
        5·
        8 months ago

        I think some kind of food is just not designed to be healthy. It was made to be tasty without thinking about health. You can either make it more healthy and less tasty or you can eat it less often (as a treat).

        • Pat12@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          8 months ago

          I think some kind of food is just not designed to be healthy. It was made to be tasty without thinking about health. You can either make it more healthy and less tasty or you can eat it less often (as a treat).

          yep, that’s true. our typical dishes are actually not much meat and have a lot of vegetables like water spinach dishes