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Going to a Chinese Supermarket, what should I buy?
Amys
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Next week I will be travelling to an area where there is a large Chinese Supermarket. I love dim sum so that is on the list along with some other speciality foods. I will also buy containers for the freezer, as they work out much cheaper there.
Is there anything that it is a good idea to look out for?
Is there anything that it is a good idea to look out for?
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5 litres White Vinegar and Bicarbonate of Soda !0
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Chinese curry sauce paste.
Soy sauce (but try to get the more 'natural' stuff without caramel colouring/MSG)
Ground 5/7-spice powder
White vinegar or rice vinegar
Green tea
Soya milk
check out the prices on fresh garlic & ginger & sacks of onions - if it's cost-effective you can make pastes in a blender & freeze0 -
Oh, how I envy you! When I lived in London I used to go crazy when let loose in Wing Yip. Now I am many miles from decent quality ingredients like Pearl River Bridge soy sauces and all the wonderful frozen items Wing Yip sells!
My advice is to take a very large freezer bag with you and don't be afraid to experiment!0 -
Oh, how I envy you! When I lived in London I used to go crazy when let loose in Wing Yip. Now I am many miles from decent quality ingredients like Pearl River Bridge soy sauces and all the wonderful frozen items Wing Yip sells!
My advice is to take a very large freezer bag with you and don't be afraid to experiment!
Wing Yip do home delivery on ambient goods
http://www.wingyip.com/page-577.html 0 -
Black beans, panko and cooking utensils...Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
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Soy sauces
Sweet chilli sauce
rice and black vinegar
Frozen king prawns
noodles
jasmine rice
sticky rice
sesame oil
curry pastesPeople seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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Buy Mushroom soy (it is so much more tasty than the regular soy.)
Prawn crackers.
Loads of variety in noodles
Pak choi (Shred & deep fry to make Chinese seaweed).
Sesame seeds
For the freezer.
Pork buns
Siu mai
Prawns
Chinese pancakes
Balsamic vinegar
Tempura batter
Peking duck sauce. Brilliant just like you get in a restaurant
And whatever else takes your fancy.
You can guarantee all the fresh produce will be ultra fresh~ What goes around comes around ~0 -
Woks
Steamers
Green papaya
Coriander
dumpling wrappers
plus another vote for panko0 -
Miso paste - delicious and lasts about a month when it's open in the fridge. I have it in soup and on chicken & fish, mmmm. Also, edamamae beans! And mochi if you like them. That's what I'd buy!0
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I'd recommend the frozen pork dumplings and the hot dumpling sauce! Fantastic for a quick supper!0
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