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Chinese Pantry

2 recipes and 10 cooking guides. Learn how Chinese pantry staples such as soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, vinegar, dried goods, and spices are chosen, stored, and used.

A complete Chinese pantry starter set with light soy, dark soy, black rice vinegar, Shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, toasted sesame oil, five-spice powder, Sichuan peppercorns, white pepper, and cornstarch in unbranded containersChinese Pantry10 Must-Have Chinese CondimentsChinese black rice vinegar with white rice, wheat bran, and three rice-vinegar stylesChinese PantryBlack Rice VinegarDeep amber toasted sesame oil beside pale untoasted sesame oil, sesame seeds and a finished vegetable stir-fryChinese PantryChinese Sesame OilRegular dried shrimp, papery shrimp, dried scallops and shrimp paste arranged for a dried-shrimp guideChinese PantryDried Shrimp, A How-To GuideDry wrinkled fermented black beans beside chunky garlic douchi sauceChinese PantryFermented black beans (豆豉)Pale and dark ceramic soy sauce cruets beside translucent reddish-brown light soy and opaque near-black dark soyChinese PantryLight vs. Dark Soy SauceLye water guide setup with two clear bottles, a beaker of water, and bowls of white alkaline powders on a bright kitchen counterChinese PantryLye Water (Kansui) & Its Homemade SubstituteA bowl of translucent rock sugar sits between clear pear syrup and glossy red-braised pork, showing its sweet and savoury usesChinese PantryRock sugar (冰糖)Clear amber Shaoxing rice wine with a hot-wok pour, marinated meat and a shaded pantry storage cueChinese PantryShaoxing Rice WineFresh and dried shiitake mushrooms beside a cold-soak bowl and clear amber mushroom soaking stockChinese PantryShiitake Mushrooms, A Complete GuideDark aged Pixian doubanjiang and bright red-oil doubanjiang beside a low-heat wok that has released clear red oilChinese PantrySichuan Chili Bean Paste (Spicy Doubanjiang)Open red and green Sichuan pepper husks with fresh ground spice and gently infused pepper oilChinese PantrySichuan Pepper (花椒): Your Questions Answered
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