Soy sauce is a ubiquitous condiment, but tamari is an increasingly common alternative that's lower in salt and usually gluten-free. This article tells you everything you need to know about tamari.

Where tamari comes in: Jiang (or hishio, in Japanese) was introduced to Japan around the Yamato Imperial Court era (250 AD–710 AD). Tamari, Hunter says, was the primitive form of soy sauce.

“Tamari is an umami-rich condiment that is very similar to soy sauce but is darker in color and slightly thicker," says Hunter. The sauce, which was brought from China to Japan in the 7th ...

Soy sauce and tamari may look almost exactly alike upon first glance, but these sauces have some key differences you'll want to know when it's time to cook.

Soy Sauce and Tamari Are Similar, but There's 1 Important Difference. By Susi May. Published on June 21, 2018 at 2:49 PM. StockSnap | Daria Nepriakhina StockSnap | Daria Nepriakhina.

The top tamari, in the panel's opinion, was Eden's imported version, with the green label ($6.59 for 10 ounces, Rainbow), which is organic and made in Japan in the traditional long-fermented way ...

San-J, the Japanese soy sauce producer whose history dates back to 1804, is known for its tamari and cooking sauces. The company, still run by the Sato family, uses the same fermentation methods ...