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Asian Food Glossary |
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| Owing to the increasing interest in Asian cookery, you may wonder what certain ingredient used in Asian recipes mean ? Here you can browse through various ingredients used in Asian food most commonly. |
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| Japanese cucumbers | Smaller and thinner than normal cucumbers, similar to baby cucumbers or pickling gherkins, which are a good substitute. Japanese cucumbers taste sweeter and do not have the coarse seeds of larger cucumbers. |
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| Japanese rice | It is a short grain variety that is slightly more starchy than Thai or Chinese long grain rice. Available from most supermarkets, it can be substituted with any short or medium grain rice. |
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| Japanese sesame oil | It is milder than Chinese sesame oil. If not available, you may substitute with Chinese sesame oil by diluting 1 part sesame oil with 1 part vegetable oil. |
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| Jasmine | Jasmine water, obtained by soaking the flowers in water, adds fragrance to Thai desserts and cakes. Bottled essence can be used as substituted. |
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