It begins with a bean
Black soybeans, soybeans, wheat and rice grow up in Pingtung's sun and soil. Brewing truly begins the day of harvest.
Sunlight and time from the south of Taiwan
Slow brewed under the southern sun.
Slow-brewed, additive-free soy sauce made from home-grown grains in Pingtung, Taiwan. Eight varieties; order online.
Prologue
Where time meets soil.
Good soy sauce is not blended.
It starts as a bean, grown a season in Pingtung soil,
then waits in a clay jar for a year, two, three.
We bottle that waiting.
Homecoming
Back to the fields.
Royal Jade was founded in Pingtung in 2015. Its founder, Brian Chien, was an electronics engineer who came home to be with family and to look after the land.
He brought an engineer's experimental mind back to the fields: growing his own black soybeans, wheat and rice, cultivating his own koji, and building a bottle of soy sauce from a single seed.
It is not the fastest road. But some flavours can only be bought with time.
Time, left to the jar
Six months to three years, never rushed. Sunlight, microbes and patience slowly turn beans and wheat into umami.
One drop, back at the table
Over warm rice, beside freshly pan-fried dumplings, or simply in a small dish, glowing amber. An ordinary meal gains a little ritual.
It begins with a bean
Black soybeans, soybeans, wheat and rice grow up in Pingtung's sun and soil. Brewing truly begins the day of harvest.
Time, left to the jar
Six months to three years, never rushed. Sunlight, microbes and patience slowly turn beans and wheat into umami.
One drop, back at the table
Over warm rice, beside freshly pan-fried dumplings, or simply in a small dish, glowing amber. An ordinary meal gains a little ritual.
- 2015Founded in Pingtung
- 6M–3YBrewing & aging
- 8Soy sauces
- 10+Years of dedication
Products
Eight ways to taste time.
Eight soy sauces, each with its own time and flavour. Begin here.
Colour
The color of time.
The same beans and wheat grow into different colors and aromas depending on aging, ingredients and process. Pour them into a small dish and the difference is plain to see.
Partners
Our partners.
Thank you to the partners who have come this far with us, helping bring our slowly brewed soy sauce to more tables.
Limited-run collaborations
Philosophy
Where time becomes flavor.
Rooted in Pingtung, Royal Jade brews soy sauce from Taiwan-grown grains with the rigor of a scientist and the patience of a craftsman. Aged from six months to three years, sunlight and time draw out a pure, natural umami.
