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 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:
Water chestnuts
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DEFINITION:
Look for fresh specimens without wrinkles or bold. Peel the brownish black skin to get at the crispy flesh. Canned varieties aren't as sweet and must be drained and rinsed well.
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Asian Recipes