Comments on: The Intermediate Chinese Pantry http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/07/24/the-intermediate-chinese-pantry/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/07/24/the-intermediate-chinese-pantry/#comment-253598 Barbara Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:52:34 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=658#comment-253598 I’m glad to help, Marianne….always. If you have specific questions, you can always email me.

]]> By: Marianne http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/07/24/the-intermediate-chinese-pantry/#comment-253596 Marianne Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:16:20 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=658#comment-253596 Barbara, I love you! I really do. You have NO idea how I crave some Chinese dishes and Lord knows how many times I have tried to replicate them at home without success. I have no trouble recognizing some ingredients, but my biggest issue is the base or some sauce ingredients. I ask in the restaurants, they don’t tell me, I stop people on Asian grocery store iles :) ) nobody can tell me anything. This post along with the first one on staple Chinese ingredients gave me more info than I was able to gather in years of error and trial. Thank you so much for taking the time to enlighten us “ingredient-challenged-chinese-food-aficionados” :)

]]> By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/07/24/the-intermediate-chinese-pantry/#comment-187726 Barbara Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=658#comment-187726 Jonathan,

Miso is fermented soy bean paste made with either rice or barley. As I understand it, rice is safe for those with gluten issues to eat, so try red or Aka Miso mixed with chili garlic sauce to substitute for Chinese chili bean paste. It will not be perfect, but it will taste close.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/07/24/the-intermediate-chinese-pantry/#comment-187679 Jonathan Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:08:18 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=658#comment-187679 Hmm… Both the Ming Teh and the Lee Kum Kee brand chili bean pastes contain wheat. Do you know of any brands which do not contain wheat/gluten, or a good substitution for chili bean paste?

]]> By: KCinDC http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2007/07/24/the-intermediate-chinese-pantry/#comment-56704 KCinDC Tue, 27 May 2008 04:21:21 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=658#comment-56704 Hmm, I just bought a jar of Ming Teh broad bean paste with chili, and it’s got the blue and orange label. Does that mean it’s old?

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