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Douchi

Whole fermented soybeans, often labeled Chinese fermented or salted black beans.

What it is

How we read a bare request for this
Generic douchi resolves to whole fermented soybeans; clarify dry Cantonese-style versus moist Sichuan-style when dish or handling makes the style material.

Also called

douchi, 豆豉, fermented black beans, Chinese salted black beans

must be Chinese fermented soybeans

not canned black beans

Forms that matter

When the dish decides

Where to look — by form

Each of these is recorded against one particular form or product, named on the card. None of them is a claim about Douchi in general, and none is a claim about any other form. Search a form by name to source it as your actual request.

Online options

The Mala Market — online shop

Online

  • Tongchuan 3-Year Fermented Soybeans (Douchi)

Online listing · · Currently listed on that date — not a live check. Confirm delivery availability and shipping charges; no local stock claim.

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Why we show this source
Why this source
Known source
What we know about stock
Currently listed (as recorded — Observed Aug 20, 2026; not a live check)
Where this evidence applies
Online-only
Typical availability
Unknown
Evidence date
2026-08-20 (observation date)

Known source within the stated scope; this is not a guarantee of current stock. Currently listed on a first-party surface; a listing is not confirmed shelf presence. Evidence supports shipping/online ordering; it makes no local source claim. Evidence observation date 2026-08-20 (The Mala Market).

Evidence used for this claim

  • Listed 268 g Tongchuan 3-year douchi at $14 with add-to-cart, producer, and ingredients.

    The Mala Market · Aug 15, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

  • The Mala Market currently lists the exact 268 g Tongchuan three-year douchi with producer and ingredient identity preserved.

    The Mala Market · Aug 20, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

  • Explains that Chinese douchi are fermented soybeans called “black beans,” and distinguishes moist Sichuan from dry Cantonese style. The Mala Market · Aug 15, 2026

Record last re-checked 2026-08-15. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Evidence & details
Why this source
Known source
What we know about stock
Currently listed (as recorded — Observed Aug 20, 2026; not a live check)
Where this evidence applies
Online-only
Typical availability
Unknown
Evidence date
2026-08-20 (observation date)

Known source within the stated scope; this is not a guarantee of current stock. Currently listed on a first-party surface; a listing is not confirmed shelf presence. Evidence supports shipping/online ordering; it makes no local source claim. Evidence observation date 2026-08-20 (The Mala Market).

Evidence used for this claim

  • Listed 268 g Tongchuan 3-year douchi at $14 with add-to-cart, producer, and ingredients.

    The Mala Market · Aug 15, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

  • The Mala Market currently lists the exact 268 g Tongchuan three-year douchi with producer and ingredient identity preserved.

    The Mala Market · Aug 20, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

  • Explains that Chinese douchi are fermented soybeans called “black beans,” and distinguishes moist Sichuan from dry Cantonese style. The Mala Market · Aug 15, 2026

Record last re-checked 2026-08-15. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.