Chinese fermented black beans (known in Cantonese as dou si) are powerful little umami bombs - they add an intense, rich savouriness to whatever they're cooked with. They are made from soy beans ...

A rich, balanced sauce using fermented black beans, sake, and sambal.

Developer Julianne De Witt is also a bok choy fan, and she likes to prepare the vegetable in a sauce flavored with fermented black beans. She describes this combination as "a very simple and easy ...

You can buy fermented black beans in Asian grocers or supermarkets to make your own black bean sauce. They are preserved in salt and should be rinsed well before using. FAQs about BBC Food ...

Recipes include: chicken karaage in lettuce cups; Cuban black beans and rice; passionfruit syllabub; chilli mud crab with fermented black beans. Guest: Colin Magee.