Macnaha qaamuuska ereyga "soybean" (sidoo kale loo higaadiyay "bean soya") waa nooc ka mid ah digirta ka soo jeeda Bariga Aasiya oo si weyn loogu beero digirta la cuni karo. Hilibka soygu waa isha ugu weyn ee borotiinka dadka iyo xoolaha sidoo kale waxaa loo isticmaalaa in laga soo saaro noocyo kala duwan oo badeecooyin ah, sida tofu, caano soy, suugo soy, iyo saliidda khudradda.
