Of course the WSJ had to take a positive story and put an anti-tariff spin on it.
Soybean prices dropped because of tariffs. As other countries turn to the US for soybeans, guess what will happen? Prices will rise. Supply and demand.
Or we could cook more Korean food here and make bean paste stew and dips for Korean barbecue using American soybeans. Have it manufactured here. An entrepreneur, a Vietnamese man manufactures Siracha hot sauce in CA, and has made a mint.
Recipe for Korean hot bean paste dip. I dab this on a lettuce leaf and wrap it around a piece of Korean bbq beef or my fave, pork belly.
via https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/ssamjang
Ingredients
¼ cup doenjang (fermented soybean paste)
1 tbs gochujang (hot pepper paste)
1 stalk of minced green onion.
1 clove of minced garlic.
¼ cup chopped onion.
2 ts honey.
2 ts toasted sesame seeds.
2 ts sesame oil.
Soybeans went on sale... so more buyers came.