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Sweet soy sauce
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<p>Sweet soy sauce is a sweetened aromatic <a href="/facts/Soy_sauce/D8BeXopa">soy sauce</a>, originating in <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>, which has a darker color, a viscous syrupy consistency, and a <a href="/facts/Molasses/N8kE2HfI">molasses</a>-like flavor due to the generous addition of <a href="/facts/Palm_sugar/t8t98DRB">palm sugar</a> or <a href="/facts/Jaggery/bkL47BU8">jaggery</a>. <i>Kecap manis</i> is widely used with <a href="/facts/Satay/k0xj2VmT">satay</a>. It is similar to, though finer in flavor than, Chinese <a href="/facts/Sweet_bean_sauce/HADSYmcj">Tianmian sauce</a> (<i>tianmianjiang</i>). It is by far the most popular type of soy sauce employed in <a href="/facts/Indonesian_cuisine/YfJKxQBX">Indonesian cuisine</a> and accounts for an estimated 90 percent of the nation's total soy sauce production. </p>