Fruit Sauces, Cooking Spices, and Cooking Ingredients for Asian Food

Thanks to the rising popularity of Asian cooking, many of the once-exotic cooking spices, fruit and chili sauces, pastes and other ingredients are now readily available in your local supermarket. You can also find them in Asian markets that cater to a specific country or region. The variety of cooking sauces and ingredients in Asian cuisine is enormous, but the following short list is a must for a well-stocked Asian pantry.

TERM:
Chinese five-spice powder

DEFINITION:
A flavorful light-brown powder of ground cinnamon, star anise, fennel, cloves, ginger, licorice, Sichuan peppercorns and dried tangerine peel that complements meats.

Bean thread noodles, dried

Chinese black vinegar

Chinese five-spice powder