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Uwajipedia

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

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Ogo

Short for “ogonori,” this is a seaweed found in Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and especially Hawaiian cuisine.
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Oroshigane

A small food grater, commonly used to grate wasabi root or daikon radish.
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Otoshibuta

Otoshibuta is a wooden drop-lid that fits just inside the sides of a straight-sided pot.
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Oyster sauce

Sweet, salty sauce made from oysters used in Chinese cuisine
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Pad krapow

Also spelled pad kra pao, pad gaprao, phat kaphrao, and other spellings, pad krapow is a Thai...
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Palm Sugar

Made from the sap of a palm tree, palm sugar is found throughout Southeast Asia where it’s...
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Pandan Leaves 

Popular in many different Southeast and South Asian cuisines as a flavoring and aroma agent, pandan leaves...
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Panko

Japanese bread crumbs
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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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Peanut Dipping Sauce

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

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

With seemingly endless regional variations and similarly endless names thereof, pilav, pilaf, plov, osh — whatever you...
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