After living briefly in Asia, I came back and added to my kitchen a whole range of seasonings and ingredients I’d never used before. Here’s a quick list of what you’ll need for Asian cooking.

• sesame oil (sidebar: in “real” Chinese cooking, sesame oil is never used during the actual cooking process, but added as flavoring afterward)
• sesame seeds
• oyster sauce
• soy sauce
• soy bean paste
• vinegar
• red pepper powder/hot pepper paste
• sake (used as cooking wine)
• veggies, especially carrots, brocoli, and mushrooms
• tofu
• rice

It’s also good to have:

• dried seaweed
• dried shrimp
• soybean sprouts
• fish sauce
• corn syrup
• rice wine
• honey powder

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