BonesOfTheMoonWhat did your parents refrigerate? Mine refrigerated bread.
That sounds like a great way to make stale bread…
Things we refrigerated that I’ve seen others not refrigerate:
- jelly(US)
- ketchup
- mustard
Things we didn’t refrigerate that I’ve seen others do:
- peanut butter
- honey
- oil
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
Some soy sauce recommends refrigeration on the bottle. Some don’t. I don’t know why.
Probably based how much salt is actually in the sauce. High enough salinity will basically kill any potential nasties.
I would wager it has more to do with preserving the flavor.
That too is a strong possibility but if the container airtight it probably shouldn’t see a ton of loss of flavor mover time. And a lot your major soy sauce is predominantly just salty and savory without much of other complex flavors going on.
mad_asshatterIt’s actually based on food science, which they’re highly skilled at.