Chinese Food & Ingredients

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Your Chinese supermarket online! Order the same Asian ingredients online that you would find in a Chinese supermarket or Asian supermarket: Lao Gan Ma (LGM), Lee Kum Kee (LKK), and many more. Chinese food places as much emphasis on texture as on taste, and flavours differ from region to region. There’s a strong tradition of resourcefulness with Chinese ingredients – artisanal techniques like fermenting, drying and pickling are commonly used to preserve food. Many Chinese dishes can be made just from store-cupboard ingredients: pickles, dried mushrooms, dried sausage, dry rice, noodles, and sauces. Essential Chinese Ingredients If you are just starting to cook authentic Chinese food, here are a few essentials for your store cupboard: Light soy sauce : Great for seasoning and umami flavour Dark soy sauce : Great for adding rich brown colour to your cooking Oyster sauce : Rich earthy sauce used to enhance stir fries Shaoxing rice wine : The secret ingredient to authentic Chinese flavour Sichuan peppercorns : Fragrant peppercorn used to add heat Sesame oil : For stir-fries, finishing dishes or in dressings Essential Chinese Cookware Here is some key cookware to get you started: Carbon steel wok : for that authentic slightly smoky stir-fried flavour Bamboo steamer : for making dim sum and steamed buns Hot pot : for traditional Chinese meals around the table Chinese chopper : A lighter ‘cleaver-style’ knife used for chopping meat and vegetables Some of our Favourite Chinese Recipes Kung Po Tofu - Made with Sichuan peppercorns for a spicy sweet dish Chinese Broccoli and mushroom stir fry - A crunchy Cantonese recipe served with a side of rice Chicken with young ginger - Fuschia Dunlop's recipe from the Land of fish and rice

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