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Uwajipedia

A glossary of common, and not-so-common, Asian ingredients and terms.

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Bibimbap 

It’s easy to see why bibimbap is one of the most famous Korean dishes outside of Korea....
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Doenjang 

Although less famous in North America than its spicy-sweet cousin gochujang, doenjang is another important condiment in...
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Gireumjang

Gireumjang — also transliterated as gireum jang or jang gireum — is an extremely simple dipping sauce...
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Ssamjang

If you’re familiar with Korean cooking, you might have figured based on the suffix “jang” that ssamjang...
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Peanut Dipping Sauce

Also just called peanut sauce or satay sauce, this dipping sauce is a flavorful part of Southeast...
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Gỏi Cuốn 

Although they go by many different names on English-language menus, gỏi cuốn is the native name for...
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Sambal

A staple of Indonesian cuisine, sambal is a chili sauce — some might say it’s more a...
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Umami 

Until recently overshadowed in Western societies by the four other tastes — salty, sweet, sour, and bitter...
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Paratha 

While it’s less famous in the West than its cousin, roti, paratha is another unleavened flatbread originally...
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Yakiniku  

Originating in Korean table-barbecuing techniques, yakiniku is the Japanese adaptation of this cooking method. It translates to...
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Tsukemono 

If you’re familiar with Japanese cuisine, you’ve likely had tsukemono on occasion. They’re not any one dish,...
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Shrimp Paste (Balchao, Kapi, Mam Tom)  

The name might sound self-explanatory, and in some ways, it is: Shrimp paste is a paste made...
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