Ingredients in Chinese Cooking
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Coriander
This leafy fronds of the seed spice coriander is more commonly known as Chinese Parsley and coriander.
Pungent, lemony taste, used in most Chinese cooking as part of a dish or garnish.
Corn, Baby Cobs
You can find them usually in cans and sometimes fresh. These small minature cobs with their pleasing
crunchy texture and bland taste are a popular addition to any stir-fry dishes.
Chinese Red Dates
Also known as jujubes are olive-shaped, dark red fruit of a small thorny evergreen tree.
Red dates have a slightly astringent, prune-like flavor and are available dried at Asian food stores.
Is commonly used to flavor soups and dishes.
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Creamy yellow shoots sprouted from green mung beans. (Larger yellow ones come from soya beans). Soak briefly
in iced water before use to make them crisp. Will only keep for a few days in refrigerator 
Receives additional richness from extended fermentation and is reduced to concentrate the flavor. Darker and
more bold tasting, the texture is slightly thicker than normal soy sauce.| | Links | Disclaimer | Privacy | Site Map |
