https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:19:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109571 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:31:03 +0000 Meridian 109571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Interesting, I'll have to look for it on my next H-mart trip, thanks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109567 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:29:59 +0000 Modern Daisy 109567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep all the basics for making chinese, japanese and indian food stocked in my fridge and pantry. </p> <p>Luckily I don't have to travel far to get these ingredients since my local grocery store sells them. Not to the extent that an actual asian store would, but 90% of the time they'll have all the ingredients I need. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109556 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:24:33 +0000 mrsjyw 109556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily I have access to three different Korean stores near my work/hometown. There isn't one near our hourse, so I usually just stop over on my way home.</p> <p>My main ingredients as far as asian spices/dishes are DASHIDAH! (just beef stock), soy sauce, tempura, gochujang (chili paste), and gwen jang (bean paste). Everything else is just the regular sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, etc :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109554 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:23:30 +0000 Mrs. Bee 109554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetchic: it's called "gook" or soup soy sauce. it is saltier so you use less than regular soy sauce. all korean markets carry them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109549 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:17:23 +0000 Meridian 109549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: What is the special soy sauce for making soups?? I never knew there was a different one, please share :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109204 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:02:35 +0000 HabesBabe 109204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily, I live about 20 minutes from Little Saigon, so there was tons of Vietnamese grocery stores nearby, plus a little Koreatown close by, too. </p> <p>This is a good link of how to prepare certain Asian/Vietnamese foods: <a href="http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2006/06/index-of-peek-in-my-kitchen.html" rel="nofollow">http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2006/06/index-of-peek-in-my-kitchen.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109202 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:57:44 +0000 plantains 109202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to Chinatown or Koreatown depending on what I want. Whenever I buy groceries in Chinatown, I make sure to buy some fresh rice noodles for Beef Chow Fun or Pad Kee Mao. Yum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109188 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:41:47 +0000 BSB 109188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in an area where there are a bunch of asian grocery stores near me. They are about 10-15 minutes from me. Best part is I can get roast duck anytime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109176 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:25:30 +0000 regberadaisy 109176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, we have quite a few in the area.</p> <p>I've bought stuff from koaMart.com before! But just the stoneware bowls as a bday present. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-109173 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:23:16 +0000 Andrea 109173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: what a great list. thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108824 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:22:35 +0000 SugarplumsMom 108824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Asian food! The closest market is a little Thai shop about 30 mins away. It's not that far, but it's in downtown and it's a pain to find parking. We normally do all our shopping in a town opposite of it, so we have to make a special trip to go there (about twice a year).</p> <p>These are the basic ingredients I like to keep stocked in my pantry:</p> <p>Kikkoman soy sauce<br /> Mirin<br /> Rice vinegar<br /> Sake<br /> Konbu Dashi powder<br /> Oyster sauce<br /> Chinese 5 spice powder<br /> Hoisin sauce<br /> Dried lily blossoms<br /> Sriracha Sauce<br /> Sambal Oelek<br /> Sweet Chili Sauce<br /> Thai green curry paste<br /> Thai red curry paste<br /> Coconut milk (canned)<br /> Tamarind powder<br /> Shrimp paste<br /> Curry powders<br /> Viet Huong 3 Crabs Fish Sauce (or) Phu Quoc Fish Sauce</p> <p>I also always have these basic ingredients in stock:</p> <p>Apple cider vinegar, regular vinegar, lemon juice/fresh lemons, fresh garlic &amp; dried garlic powder, fresh onions &amp; dried onion powder, apple juice concentrate, sugar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chicken, vegetable &amp; beef bouillon cubes, dried basil, fresh eggs, dried red pepper flakes, dried bay leaves.</p> <p>All are easily stored so I can pretty much have the base for a lot of the different Asian foods I like to make. The only thing in my pantry that's missing on the list is sake, but I've been substituting with lemon juice, and so far it's worked since I'm loving all things sour right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108820 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:20:55 +0000 Andrea 108820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: i will, thank yooooou! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108807 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:14:42 +0000 chopsuey 108807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: You're gonna have so much fun! :D Lemme know if you need help putting a grocery list together! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108804 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:12:44 +0000 Andrea 108804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Hmart is opening up soon but it is still about an hour roundtrip. But I am excited, never been to one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108800 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:11:53 +0000 Mrs. Bee 108800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i go into the city twice a month to go to the korean market. it's 4 stops on the q so it's not bad. then i buy a bunch of stuff and take a cab home. </p> <p>for korean food: sesame oil, soy sauce (this special kind that is for making soups), red pepper flakes are the essentials and bases for many dishes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108793 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:07:35 +0000 chopsuey 108793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a Hmart less than 10 minutes away! There's also a Korean farmer's market close by too! I think there's a 99 ranch about 10 mins away as well, but I haven't been yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108743 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:08:14 +0000 Andrea 108743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: haha, i know that might sound a bit schizophrenic but i like to cook different dishes every week. i don't like to repeat food very much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108741 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:05:38 +0000 mrbee 108741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Those are all pretty different types of cuisine! Possible to pick one and start there? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108738 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:04:40 +0000 Andrea 108738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese ... and then maybe Indian, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108733 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:55:33 +0000 mrbee 108733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Which Asian cuisines are you interested in? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-ingredients-for-cooking-asian-food#post-108728 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:36:07 +0000 Andrea 108728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there a good Asian market near you? The one by me is an hour round trip so I don't go too often. Does anyone frequent any online Asian grocery stores? </p>