Description
What to buy at an Asian Market! A simple list to help you build your Asian pantry. PRINT and Take this list with you when you go!
Ingredients
FRESH ITEMS:
- Peeled Garlic
- Shallots
- lime leaves
- Ginger Root
- Galangal Root
- Fresh Turmeric Root
- Curry leaves
- Fresh mushrooms- try a different kind!
- Fresh herbs- Thai basil, cilantro, chives, and mint!
- Seasonal and unusual vegetables, fruit, fresh chilies and sprouts (daikon or bean)
- Fresh rice noodles or ramen noodles in the refrigerated section
- Wonton wrappers
- Fresh Tofu ( or spicy fried)
- Pickled Things - Korean "pickles"
- Seaweed Noodles ( like Sea Tangle)
- Seaweed Salad
- Miso paste - try white miso!
- Quail Eggs
FROZEN SECTION: ( Tip: I always have these on hand in my freezer)
- Frozen chopped lemongrass- so handy!
- Frozen Lime leaves (or sub fresh, and freeze the extras)
- Frozen galanga root- again, so handy!!!
- Frozen Curry leaves
- Dumplings and Wontons
- Frozen whole fish
CONDIMENTS and Sauces :
- Coconut milk
- Toasted Sesame oil
- Soy sauce
- Extra dark soy sauce
- Rice Vinegar
- Green and Red curry paste
- Laksa Paste
- Gochujang
- Sambal Olek or Garlic Chili Paste
- Sriracha Sauce
- Black vinegar
- Mirin wine
- Chinese Cooking wine
- Fish Sauce
- Tamarind paste or concentrate
- Shrimp paste, or dried shrimp
- Fermented Black beans
- Black bean or brown bean Sauce
- Peanut Oil (or wok oil)
- Chili Oil
SPICES, CHILIES, SEEDS:
- Black sesame seeds
- Toasted Sesame seeds
- Furikake
- Whole or ground spices
- Dried Chile Threads
- Dried Whole red Chilies for wok stir fry
- Korean Chili Flakes ( for Kimchi)
- Fried shallots or fried garlic
- Hondashi (for miso soup)
- Togarashi Spice Blend
MISC STAPLES:
- Rice (sushi, jasmine, basmati, forbidden black)
- Dried Seaweed- kombu, wakame, hijiki, kelp
- Nori Sheets
- Dry Beans- mung beans, black beans, chickpeas, etc.
- Spring roll wrappers
- Dry Noodles
- Japanese Green tea (try it with brown rice -Genmaicha)
Instructions
Print the list and take it with you! Highlight any favorites for next time!
****Please mention in the comments below if I’ve forgotten anything and I will update. Thanks!!!!
Notes
Pick a day when you have time to browse!
