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Must-Have Asian Ingredients for Your Pantry

Baopals

2025-01-07

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Asia is compromised of hundreds of incredibly diverse countries, all with very unique and ridiculously-delicious cuisines. Because of the sheer range of cuisines, it can be hard to think that you could make something as difficult as kimchi stew in your home, right? Wrong! Once you familiarize yourself with a couple of staple ingredients in a country's cuisine, you'll be surprised to find that making a dish you might've considered too complex and intimidating to cook yourself is actually fairly easy with the right ingredients! We've chosen recipes from a few countries in Asia for you to try. Go out of your cooking comfort zone with the recipes below!

The two ingredients to focus on when establishing your foundation in Korean cooking are gochugaru and gochujang. Wondering where all the vibrant red comes from in Korean dishes? These two ingredients are your answer! They are critical in delivering the sweetness, spiciness, and tanginess that comes with Korean food, and you will seldom find a flavorful dish without either of these two ingredients.

Gochujang is a spicy, sweet, and savory fermented chili paste that is often used as a condiment, or in sauces or soups.

Gochugaru is an essential spice to all Korean cooks everywhere and packs a powerful flavor. It offers an amazing level of heat and spice with a touch of sweetness, and is a must-have for your arsenal in cooking authentic Korean food.

Lastly, we've included kimchi because what Korean dish doesn't come with kimchi? Either in the dish or on the side, it's there.

Gochujang Chili Paste

¥15.17

Seaweed Rice Toppings

From ¥15.73

Korean BBQ
Dipping Sauce

¥21.05

BBQ Bulgogi
Marinade

¥50.86

Kimchi

From ¥16.80

Gochugaru Chili Powder

¥12.11

Have you been intimidated by the thought of making a Japanese curry? Premade curry roux is actually used much more often than you think, and simplifies the process tenfold! Of course, if you'd like to go the homemade route it's a little more complicated, but with curry roux, you can have a curry made at home in much less time.

Dashi is a very flavorful basic broth in Japanese cooking. It is normally made from dried bonito flakes, dried fish, or kelp. It is a very important ingredient for traditional Japanese food is used in many dishes such as miso soup, stews, noodle dishes, and in this case, curry!

Miso paste is a fermented soybean staple in Japanese cuisine. Beyond miso soup, it enhances sauces, marinades, and stews with savory depth. Adding miso to Japanese curry can elevate its flavor with a traditional, complex touch.

Dashi Soup Stock Powder, 77.2g * 2 Boxes

¥29.47

Japanese Hyogo Mountain Sake, 1.8L

From ¥46.60

Jiangxi Soy Sauce, 2L

¥91.09

White Miso Soup Paste

¥31.28

Wasabi

From ¥15.63

Japanese Curry Roux

From ¥22.02

In Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines, fish sauce is something you seldom cook without. It has been called the Worcestershire sauce of South-East Asia, as just a subtle splash packs a flavorful kick that ties a dish together. When it comes to curries, dipping sauces, pho, stir fry and more, you will struggle to find a dish without at least a little bit of fish sauce.

Dishes with vermicelli noodles can be found all over various parts of Asia, but the most famous of all would have to be Vietnamese pho!

Nam Ngu Vietnamese Fish Sauce, 500g * 3

¥36.80

AJI NO MOTO Umami Seasoning

¥15.83

Pho Soup Base

¥12.43

Lemon Chili Sauce

From ¥9.44

BBQ Satay
Sauce

From ¥10.93

Pho/Vermicelli Rice
Noodles