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Uwajipedia

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

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Oden

Nabemono is a family of warming Japanese one-pot stews and soups — within this category of dishes...
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Oyster sauce

Sweet, salty sauce made from oysters used in Chinese cuisine
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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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Oroshigane

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

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