Ingrediants I'm not sure of.?

Question

I am currently working on three recipes (sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls, and pork schnitzel) and in them there are ingrediants i'm not familiar with, and/or i don't know where to get them. Please help me to know what the following are, and where i might be able to get them (for ex: do i have to go to an asian store or whatever). I have already looked in Wal-mart and couldn't find them (didn't have much time to look but whatever)

The following I know what they are, but not where to get them:
Large leek
Spring roll wrappers


The following i have no idea what they are or where to get them:
Capers
Tarragon
Green Shallots
Polyunsaturated oil
Chinese white rice vinegar/ cider vinegar
Chinese cabbage

it's a bit, but i just really need help 'cause i have no idea what some of these are or where to get them. Help is greatly appreciated.
Canned lychees
Scallions

Answer 1

Leeks and shallots (spring onions or scallions) chinese cabbage are in the produce or fruit and veg section spring roll wrappers are either in the freezer or with the ethnic foods like nori sushi sheets polyunsaturated oil is either vegatable oil or olive oil capers are tiny black salty flavors in the deli or with spices such as tarragon.
Canned lychees are a fruit in tins with other tin fruit also google the names your unsure of under images to know what your looking for and talk to a worker in the supermarket they can help you or get someone to help. Good Luck


Scallions are also sometimes known as green onions in the U.S. and spring onions in England and Wales and some Commonwealth countries. In Wales they are also referred to as 'gibbons'. In parts of Australia they are known as either 'eschallots', 'shallots', or 'spring onions' depending on the region. In Scotland, they are referred to as 'Cibies'. The Republic of Ireland and Jamaica use the term "scallions". Confusingly, the term "green onion" can also be used for immature specimens of the ordinary onion Allium cepa.

Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood. It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to western North America, and south to northern India and Mexico. The North American populations may however be naturalised from early human introduction.


Close-up of the foliageTarragon grows to 20-150 cm tall, with slender, branched stems. The leaves are lanceolate, 2-8 cm long and 2-10 mm broad, glossy green, with an entire margin. The flowers are produced in small capitulae 2-4 mm diameter, each capitulum containing up to 40 yellow or greenish-yellow florets.

Cultivation and uses
Tarragon has a spicy flavour reminiscent of anise. French tarragon is the variety generally considered best for the kitchen, but cannot be grown from seed. Russian tarragon can be grown from seed but is much weaker in flavour.

However, Russian tarragon is a far more hardy and vigorous plant, spreading at the roots and growing over a meter tall. This tarragon actually prefers poor soils and happily tolerates drought and neglect. It is not as strongly aromatic and flavoursome as its French cousin, but it produces many more leaves from early spring onwards that are mild and good in salads and cooked food. The young stems in early spring can be cooked as a tasty asparagus substitute. Grow indoors from seed and plant out in the summer. Spreading plant can be divided easily.
Tarragon is one of the four fines herbes of French cooking, and particularly suitable for fish and chicken dishes.

A Caper (Capparis spinosa L.) is a biennial spiny shrub that bears rounded, rather fleshy leaves and big pinkish-white flowers. Native to the Greek archipelagos, it grows wild on walls or in rocky coastal areas throughout the Mediterranean region. It is best known for its edible buds and fruit which are usually consumed pickled.

Culinary Uses
The pickled or salted caper bud (also called caper) is often used as a seasoning or garnish. Capers are a common ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine. The grown fruit of the caper shrub is also available, prepared similarly to the buds, as caper berries.
The berries, when ready to pick, are a dark olive green and about the size of a kernel of maize. They are picked and then pickled in a vinegar and salt solution.
Capers are often enjoyed in cold smoked salmon or cured salmon dishes, salad, pizza, pasta and sauces. Capers are also sometimes substituted for olives to garnish a martini.
Caper berries can be substituted with unripe nasturtium seeds, which have a very similar texture and flavour when pickled.


White rice vinegar is colorless to pale yellow liquid, higher in vinegar content and more similar in flavour to Western vinegars, but still less acidic and milder in flavour.


Apple cider
Shaw's brand apple cider vinegarApple cider vinegar, sometimes known simply as cider vinegar, is made from cider or apple must, and is often sold unfiltered, with a brownish-yellow color; it often contains mother of vinegar. It is currently very popular, partly due to its alleged beneficial health and beauty properties (see below). Some countries, like Canada, prohibit the selling of vinegar over a certain percentage acidity.

In terms of cooking, cider vinegar is not usually suitable for use in delicate sauces, but is excellent for use in chutneys and marinades. It is used to make vinegar pie and can also be used to pickle foods, but will darken light fruits and vegetables.

Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa, chinensis group; Chinese: pinyin: báicài; Cantonese bak choi) is a Chinese leaf vegetable related to the Western cabbage. They are of the same species as the common turnip. There are many variations on its name, spelling, and Scientific classification. This is a common vegetable used in Chinese cuisine.

Varieties
There are two distinctly different groups of Brassica rapa, and a wide range of varieties within these two groups. The binomial name B. campestris is also used.

The Pekinensis group is the more common of the two, especially outside Asia; names such as da baicai (lit. "large white vegetable"); petsay/pechay (Tagalog); Chinese white cabbage; nappa, or napa, cabbage; and hakusai (Japanese) usually refer to members of this group. Pekinensis cabbages have broad green leaves with white petioles, tightly wrapped in a cylindrical formation and usually, but not necessarily, forming a compact head. As the group name indicates, this is particularly popular in northern China around Beijing (Peking).

The Chinensis group was originally classified as its own species under the name B. chinensis by Linnaeus. When used in English, the name bok choy typically refers to Chinensis. Smaller in size, the Mandarin term xiao baicai ("small white vegetable") as well as the descriptive English names Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard and spoon cabbage are also employed. Chinensis varieties do not form heads; instead, they have smooth, dark green leaf blades forming a cluster reminiscent of mustard or celery. Chinensis varieties are popular in southern China and South-East Asia.

Commercial variants of Chinensis include:
choy sum (Chinese: pinyin: càixīn; literally "vegetable heart"; also baby bok choy), can refer to either a small, delicate version of bok choy or simply the flowering heart of any Chinese cabbage. It might also refer to the heart of Shanghai bok choy.
Shanghai bok choy (Chinese pinyin Shànghǎi báicài; Japanese: chingensai) refers to dark green varieties where the varioles are also green. It's probably the most common vegetable in Shanghai, where it's simply called qingcai ("indigo vegetable").

Answer 2

A large supermarket should have all of the items you have named like at Albertsons, Kroger and other deluxe supermarkets. Winn Dixie, Wal-Mart, Market Basket tend not to keep many "fringe items" that don't sell very fast.

Leeks are seasonal --require very through washing to remove all dirt in them. Find them in the produce section near the green onions (also called green shallots or scallions)

Spring roll wrappers are in the produce section of specialty items like fresh herbs (fresh Tarragon may be found there) If the store carries them, they are next to egg roll wrappers.

Dried Tarragon is in the spice and dried herb secton of the store usually alphabetically arranged.

Lychees are in the canned fruit section of the store, look like small yellow plums or small appricots and are pitted like olives

Capers are usually in the same area in jars in the same area as olives. Often these are a top shelf item.

White rice vinegar should be with the other vinegars, again probable on the top shelf or with other Chinese canned foods.

Polyunsaturated oil refers to the chemical structure of the oil--most any vegetable oil--corn, safflower, canola are among your better choices. Olive oil is a monostaurated oil. Most vegetable oil is made from soybean oil or cottonseed oil is not as high in polyunsaturated fat. I don't remember where peanut oil ranks but is a great oil for frying as long as no one is allergic to peanuts.

Chinese cabbage is lighter in color and has a finer leaf vein pattern campared to standard cabbage.

I hope you have eaten food containing these ingredients before, some of them are an acquired taste.

Answer 3

Where do you live? The supermarkets in the nearest large town to us (pop 100,000) carries all these items, mostly in the foreign or gourmet aisles. If your town has an international food market (a lot of college towns do), you can find all of these.

Leeks you can find with the "wierd" vegetables (you know, off on the side with the eggplant and the taro root)

Spring roll wrappers will be in the frozen or refrigerated section. They're kept cold until they are used.

Capers are small green flower buds. They are usually sold in a 2 oz jar, pickled.

Tarragon is a bright green feathery herb. If your supermarket has a good herb selection you can find it there.

Green shallots are the up-market name for green onions ;-)

Polyunsaturated oil is any plain cooking oil; I think Wesson is polyunsaturated.

Chinese or Japanese rice vinegar comes in a clear glass bottle and will be in the Asian foods aisle. The brand I use is Maruchan.

Chinese cabbage is also called Napa cabbage. It, too will be in the "wierd" vegetables section.

Lychees are a Chinese fruit. You can find them canned in sweet syrup (like peaches or pears) in the Asian foods aisle.

Good luck!

Answer 4

These items are readily available at a good chain grocery store.

Large leek - In the produce section of your grocery store
Spring roll wrappers - In the ethnic section of your grocery store
Capers - A green bud stored in vinegar. It's in a bottle in your grocery store
Tarragon - An herb. Dried or fresh. Grocery Store
Green Shallots - Shallots aren't green. They are in the produce section of the market. They look like retarded garlic cloves.
Polyunsaturated oil - Vegetable oil, market
Chinese white rice vinegar/ cider vinegar - Market
Chinese cabbage - Produce section
Canned lychees - Fruit (canned) or ethnic section of the market
Scallions - Green onions, produce section of the market

Answer 5

Large leek -- Walmart SuperCenter, any large grocery store, Whole Foods Market (They look like huge green onions that are kinda flat)

Spring roll wrappers -- in the refrigerated produce section, near packaged salads, jalapeno peppers, and mushrooms

Capers - pickled flower buds. In a small glass jar near the olives and pickles, usually way up high; little small army-green balls.

Tarragon -- herb; dry in spice aisle, fresh in refrig. produce

Green Shallots -- since shallots are purple, they must mean green onions or green scallions.

Polyunsaturated oil -- any liquid vegetable oil

Chinese white rice vinegar/ cider vinegar -- clear vinegar (looks like water, maybe a little yellowish) made out of rice. Look in the vinegar section, or with Asian foods

Chinese cabbage -- bok choy, in refrigerated produce at large stores like Super WM or Whole Foods Market

Canned lychees -- these are a weird white fruit common in asian cooking. I dont' care for the texture. You will probably have to hit an asian market/grocery for this item; never seen it at Walmart, but maybe a "gourmet" type grocery store.

Scallions -- green onions; white bottoms w/ roots, green tops; refrig produce area

Shallots-- loko like big garlic cloves, but have a mild onion flavor. If onions make ppl burp, shallots are a good alternative for the flavor but w/o the onionyness.; dry produce area, usually near fancy onions in bags, pearl onions, etc.

Answer 6

Although ever mid-sized to large city has several asian grocery stores where you can get many of the items on your list, you can also get:

Capers - near Olives in your regular local grocery chain.
Terragon - in the spice section in your regular local grocery chain.
Green shallots - in the produce section of most regular local grocery chains. - else in your asian market.
Polyunsaturate Oil - near where the Crisco oil is in your regular local grocery chain.
Chinese White Rice Vinegar/Cider Vinegar - in the vinegar section in your regular local grocery chain.
Chinese Cabbage - some local grocery chains may have it or else in your asian market.
Canned Lychees - definately in your local asian market
Scallions - in the produce section in your regular local grocery chain - near the lettuce.
Large Leek - in most procude sections in your regular local grocery chain
Spring Roll Wrappers - in the asian section in your regular local grocery chain or else definately in your local asian market.

Answer 7

Do you have an Asian market in your town? I suggest trying there. Chances are you'll be able to get everything at one of those. Depending on where you live, you might be able to get most at a regular grocery store (not WalMart). Just ask a grocery clerk.

Answer 8

i think you can get them where they told you you even got the history ...i didnt see canned lychees they have them at wal mart also it is a fruit....

Answer 9

I think you need to look at walmarts again most of those I have purchased there. your probably not looking in the right sections

Answer 10

Buy them from a chinses place