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:
Candied Citrus Peel

DEFINITION:
Scrape most of the pith from thin strips of orange, grapefruit, lemon and tangerine peel, then simmer in a simple syrup sauce till translucent to create sweet, jewel-light garnish for Asian desserts.

Bean thread noodles, dried

Chinese black vinegar

Chinese five-spice powder