Megachef Thai Oyster Sauce (Gluten-Free)

Please note that this product has an old-fashioned cap, and despite a plastic protective neckband, the cap sometimes loosens in transit and leaks a small amount. Simply tighten the cap and refrigerate the bottle. We will of course replace any bottles with significant leaks. Do not purchase if this is not acceptable to you. (Hopefully they will someday redesign the packaging!)

Although this premium oyster sauce is made in Thailand and not southern China, where oyster sauce was invented, many chefs and home cooks feel that Megachef's version of oyster sauce is the finest available in the U.S. It has no MSG, added color or artificial flavors and is gluten free.

(As much as we love Megachef, we have recently introduced China's premier oyster sauce to the U.S. market, in order to give you a choice. They are both excellent, but for different reasons.)

How Megachef does it: "The fresh rock oysters used to make this come from the crystal clear waters off the Gulf of Thailand. Once harvested they are smoked over hardwood to infuse them with a deep rich color and aromatic flavor. Finally, the oysters are simmered with sugar, salt and corn starch until they form a velvety amazing sauce!"

Food & Wine wrote that "Mega Chef has that salty, satisfying flavor, but is unexpectedly vivid and clean-tasting. It is dark and syrupy, with an intensely umami, sweet and not-too-salty triple whammy of flavor. I started by using it to finish simple stir-fries (my favorite means of using up spring veggies), tossing it with wok-seared snow peas, baby bok choy, or asparagus just before serving."

Grace Young, America's Stir-Fry Guru and Cantonese cooking authority, recommends Megachef oyster sauce for its superior taste and pourable consistency. Read more of her thoughts on oyster sauce on her site and get a recipe for Oyster Lo Mein. Also check out our recipe for Baby Bok Choy in Vinegar-Oyster Sauce.

The Mala Market's oyster sauce shopping tips:

• If you like a milder, sweeter taste and/or a gluten-free sauce, you will prefer Thailand's Megachef brand.
• If you like a fuller, savory oyster taste and/or avoid additives and preservatives, you will prefer Fujian's Yangjiang brand. 
• If you prefer a low percentage of oyster combined with flavor and color enhancers, you may like other brands.

While it is expensive to ship large glass bottles, purchasing more than one lowers the per-bottle cost significantly.  

Source: Marine Resources Development Co., Chanthaburi, Thailand
Size: 600 grams (21.2 ounces)
Ingredients: oyster extract (oyster, water), purified water, sugar, salt, corn starch, potassium sorbate, acetic acid
Gluten-Free