In the 80s of the last century, the first plastic bottles of outlandish soy sauce with labels appeared on the shelves of Soviet stores, on which there was a touching appeal, beginning with the words "Good customers!" And there was also a recommendation this sauce "to add little by little to all dishes instead of salt." So soy sauce came into the life of Soviet people. And a little later, the first information about Korean cuisine appeared. In which soy sauce seems to play a huge role, since it is added literally to "all dishes." Even spicy Korean carrots and even sharper kimchi cabbage. How true was all this? At the same time and check.