What Is Water Spinach? Water spinach, also known by its scientific name Ipomoea aquatica, is a vegetable belonging to the Convolvulaceae family, just like sweet potatoes. It is an aquatic or semi-aquatic herbaceous plant with hollow, smooth, and long stems measuring between 2 and 3 meters. Numerous leaves grow on […]
What is taro? Taro is an underground vegetable that comes from a perennial plant scientifically known as Colocasia esculenta. The plant’s root is not actually a root, but a corm or tuber—a kind of swollen underground stem surrounded by scales. This cylindrical or spherical corm has a brown, hairy skin […]
Bubble tea, also known as boba tea, is a little gem that hails from Taiwan, available in a plethora of flavors and variations. Bubble tea shops? A veritable maze of delights with a multitude of customization options that could almost make your head spin! Whether you’re the type to put […]
Kuzu, this plant-based binder, is very well known in Japan! It is highly valued there for its gelling and smoothing properties that are attributed to traditional sauces such as yakitori sauce, soups and desserts. What is kuzu? Kuzu, or kudzu, comes from the Asian climbing plant Pueraria montana. Known for […]
Goji berries, also known as “wolfberries”, come from Lycium barbarum, a plant native to the Chinese regions and Mongolia. Its fruits come in a wide variety, each with a slightly different taste; some are sweeter, others more tart. In addition to their great flavor, goji berries have long been used […]
What Is Black Cardamom? Chinese black cardamom, amomum tsao-ko, is a spice commonly used in Asian cuisine. It is also called tsao-ko or cǎoguǒ in Chinese and thao qua in Vietnamese. It is the fruit of an herbaceous plant from the Zingiberaceae family (ginger) with red stems and long, pointed […]
Sugar is an essential ingredient in cooking to add flavor and sweetness to many sweet and savory dishes. From white sugar to brown sugar, including powdered sugar, cane sugar, or raw sugar, there’s something for every taste. Among them, palm sugar takes the gold medal. Natural and exotic, it’s ultimately […]
Wakame is among the most common edible seaweeds. Widely used across Asian cooking, it often appears in salads and soups, or served alongside seafood. While it’s also harvested wild in Australia, cultivation is centered in Japan and Korea. Most wakame you’ll find in stores likely comes from one of these […]
What people generally call bean sprouts are actually young mung bean shoots—often mislabeled as “soy sprouts”—hence the common confusion. To grow them, mung beans are soaked and sprouted in water. Once germinated, the water is drained and the sprouts are kept in a cool, dark place to develop. What do […]
Shimeji mushrooms are a variety of Asian mushroom with a crunchy texture and a delicious nutty flavour. They are also known as beech mushrooms because in the wild they grow on fallen beech trees. They are widely used in Japanese cuisine What are Shimeji mushrooms? Shimeji mushrooms are an edible […]
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