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Uwajipedia

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

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Azuki

The azuki bean is usually sweetened to be used in Asian desserts such as taiyaki or mooncakes
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Agar Agar

A gelatinous setting agent used widely in Asian desserts
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Anko

Sweet azuki bean paste used in various Asian desserts
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Baby Corn

Baby corn are attractive, instantly edible little ears of corn commonly found in salads and stir-fry dishes.
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Soba Noodles

Noodles made from buckwheat flour
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Black Tea

The variety of tea where the tea leaves have been allowed to oxidize
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Soba Cha

Soba cha is the Japanese name for tea made from roasted buckwheat that’s popular in Japan, Korea,...
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Banana Blossom

Common to Southeast Asian cuisine, the unopened blossoms are sold whole and used like a vegetable in...
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Ochazuke

A simple Japanese dish where hot green tea is poured over rice
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Cooking Wine

Mirin, sake and rice wine are types of alcohols and wines commonly used in Asian dishes
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Chili Bean Paste

It would be reasonable to confuse chili bean paste and chili paste as the same thing, but...
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Chili Oil

An oil infused with ground chili peppers
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