what kinds of seasoning i can purchase from chinatown, i want to cook chinese food, so i want to some plain tasting things..
2007-01-12 14:23:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Here are some of the spices and things that you will find in many Chinese recipes:
Star anise, sesame oil, five spice powder, oyster sauce, light and dark soy sauces, duck sauce, sweet or hot bean paste, black bean and garlic sauce, black bean chili sauce, Hoisin sauce, hot pepper oil, rice vinegar, "cloud ear" mushrooms, straw mushrooms, anxd Chinese dried chilis.
You can buy these items in almost any Oriental market, and a good Chinese cookbook will tell you how to use them.
2007-01-12 14:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like spicy, so I use a condiment that's called Sambal Olek. Its pretty hot but if used in moderation it will open up your taste buds to a whole different aspect of Asian cooking.
2007-01-12 15:16:31 · answer #2 · answered by ruready4food 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mirin,sake,OYster sauce & Char Chiu Sauce
2007-01-12 16:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by JOHANN L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi kyle!
as others have said, there are many great chinese products now available at the regular supermarket... a favorite spicy sauce of mine is Sriracha. known to many as "the rooster sauce".
http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/sriracha.htm
A fun recipe to try using the sauce is "the perfect shrimp". Check it out at:
http://www.averagebetty.com/?p=55
and a funny video for inspiration at:
http://www.averagebetty.com/?p=56
have fun cooking!
xo,
Betty
free vids for your iPod on iTunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=183309259
2007-01-12 14:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by Average Betty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soy Sauce, Duck Sauce, Sesame Oil, Oyster Sauce, Ginger, and of course.... Monosodium Glutamate (MSG).
*just kidding about the MSG... it can be bad for you.
2007-01-12 14:25:41 · answer #5 · answered by Derek S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soy sauce?
2007-01-12 14:25:16 · answer #6 · answered by JACQUELINE T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why you going to chinatown...you can get the stuff at any supermarket
2007-01-12 14:25:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
soy sauce,fish sauce, hoisen sauce,duck sauce, oyster sauce, five star, bean paste, coconut milk, sake,ginger spice,nutmeg,cin,
lemon grass.......i grow that on my ownl.....you can also grow your own cuban oregano...its cool
2007-01-12 14:26:19 · answer #8 · answered by hatchetmistress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soy sauce
2007-01-12 14:26:26 · answer #9 · answered by stm06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy some hungchow, walkalow, and chingchong. hell i dont know, ask the chinese there! now that's an idea
2007-01-12 17:01:23 · answer #10 · answered by cooter_brown872 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋