Chinese Glazed Spouted Soy Sauce Jar - Imported between 1870 and 1910; reflects the presence of Chinese laborers on the Central Pacific Railroad and in local mines and shops。
| Chinese earthenware soy pot - brown glaze, used by Chinese in Auburn, Ca. From the History Information Station: This pot dispensed soy sauce for cooking and eating. Chinese emigrants, numbering over 25,000 by l852, used soy sauce in many of their recipes and imported gallons of it to California. Soy sauce eventually became popular among all California settlers because it was abundant and inexpensive, didn't spoil, and added savory flavor to meats and sauces. | SOY SAUCE JUG - Archaeologists recovered this Chinese imported soy sauce jug from Downtown San Diego. The site housed a working-class population during the late Victorian period (c.1880-1915).
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