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Sweet, salty sauce made from oysters used in Chinese cuisine

A porridge or gruel made from rice and served with a variety of toppings and seasonings.

Originally from India, the star fruit has a smooth, yellow skin with five lateral ridges running the...

Santoku is a multi-purpose Japanese kitchen knife that can be used to cut fish, meat and vegetables

A traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans.

Rice noodles are noodles made from rice flour and water, and are used in East and Southeast...

A traditional Japanese food enjoyed particularly around the new year, steamed glutinous (sweet) rice is pounded to...

The root of the lotus plant, renkon is utilized in East Asian cuisine for its crisp snap...

In season during the fall, persimmon, or kaki, are fruit that are native to Asia, and enjoyed...

Also called “saba” in Japan, mackerel is a smaller, milder cousin of the tuna. The fish themselves...

Poke (pronounced "po-keh") is a Hawaiian raw seafood salad that is commonly found at parties and luaus.

Salted salmon roe is a popular Japanese rice topping and sushi ingredient.

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