pablopabla

Interested in Chinese cooking but don't know how to start? Start with the right ingredients in the kitchen. I've got my own list here.

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sara

Thanks, pablopabla!! I frequesntly shop at an asian market in my neighborhood but am often confused because I am not able to read the labels on many of the products. Any tips on the different types of noodles typically found at asian markets? I'd love to prepare some of these but am unsure of cooking methods and times. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

pablopabla

Hi Sara!

Are those noodles fresh noodles or dried instant noodles?

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trigatch4

I've got the same issue. There is an Asian Market near me that I seldom explore because it's intimidating shopping in a "different language" and culture completely. What are some great things to pick up at an Asian Market that you might not know about if you weren't a "regular" so to speak?

pablopabla

Yes, it can be intimidating to go to a "foreign" store where the food items are unfamiliar to one.

For chinese food stores, I would recommend that you get the following items and store them at home as they can be handy:-

1) Oyster sauce (good for cooking chicken, vegetables, marinating or even as a dip)

2) Light soya sauce (just like the above but it imparts a different taste - usually saltish in nature)

The above 2 sauces feature heavily in chinese cooking.

If it were other types of asian cooking, eg Thai, you might want to consider Fish Sauce. For Japanese cooking, Kikkoman sauce would be an important item in their kitchen.

Just browse around my web site and you will see some really simple recipes for cooking, predominantly chinese style. You won't believe how easy it is to cook sweet & sour pork ribs!

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trigatch4

Great... thanks for the tips!

FourBear

We use quite a bit of "five spice seasoning" in many of our chinese dishes. It goes very well with chicken.