So, if I were to drink a crap-ton of the stuff, and somehow not die of sodium poisoning, could I get drunk? People have died trying to chug soy sauce. I recently learned that they (or at least Kikkoman) ferment their soy sauce before they ship it out. You would probably have to drink a few quarts to get drunk. comment. Which made me thirstier. In none of those cases has the product of the fermentation been the chemical ethanol, which gets animals drunk. You would probably have to drink a few quarts to get drunk. All the salt in it made me thirsty. A student ended up in intensive care after drinking a bottle of soy sauce as part of an initiation ceremony to join a fraternity house at the University of Virginia. If you drank enough soy sauce to get drunk, I suspect that the sodium intake involved would be impressive, if not problematic. Since most people only use a few drops at a time, you're not going to get … So, I drank more soy sauce. Most soy sauce doesn't contain alcohol. No. Sometimes we use the same word to mean different things, c.f – parkway/driveway. Yes, the ingredients have undergone a bacterial fermentation, and are now different than they were before. For comparison, most beers fall into the 4-7% alcohol range, so you'd have to drink two pints of soy sauce to get a similar effect to one weak beer. you would have to drink at least ten bottles of soy sauce just to get a mild buzz, and surely you would be vomiting before you could drink that much. The sodium would kill you long before you could get drunk. Since most people only use a few drops at a time, you’re not going to get a significant amount of alcohol in your fried rice. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. And if you did that, I think being drunk would be the least of your problems. Same with black tea, and cacao beans. I remember drinking soy sauce straight out of the bottle as a little kid. Meanwhile, you'd get less sodium from eating pure table salt, so I really don't suggest drinking soy sauce...unless you want to die from thirst. Soy fermentation does produce alcohol that remains in the end product. Since most people only use a few drops at a time, you’re not going to … So I'm guessing (any math people here?) Soy sauce only contains about 1-2% alcohol at most. So, if I were to drink a crap-ton of the stuff, and somehow not die of sodium poisoning, could I get drunk? You would probably have to drink a few quarts to get drunk. I recently learned that they (or at least Kikkoman) ferment their soy sauce before they ship it out. Got a source on that? Sometimes we use the same word to mean different things, c.f – parkway/driveway. Their website says the alcohol content is 1.5% - 2%. share. Could I get drunk from drinking too much soy sauce? And if you did that, I think being drunk would be the least of your problems. ;) Soy sauce only contains about 1-2% alcohol at most. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the NoStupidQuestions community, Press J to jump to the feed. Soy sauce only contains about 1-2% alcohol at most. However, in cacao and also in sauerkraut, the alcohol is further fermented into lactic acid. I really want to see if that's true. You'll probably shit yourself if you try. Fermentation of the sugars in cacao also produces alcohol in its early stages. Sorry to tell you, but if you can't have soy sauce, then you can't have orange juice, apple juice, or any other packaged fruit juice either, because by the time the fruit juice has been processed, packaged, delivered to your supermarket, bought by you, and taken home by you, some of it has already fermented, leaving most fresh fruit juices with a negligible 1-2% alcohol content. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. And if you did that, I think being drunk would be the least of your problems.