Asian Condiments

Asian Condiments

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 Asian Barbecue Sauce Asian barbecue sauce   Notes:  This is made with oil, soy sauce, and other seasonings.  Don’t confuse it with the much sweeter American barbecue sauce.

 

Asian chili paste

 

Bainiku  See umeboshi puree.

 

Bean Paste  This name is used for both bean sauce and miso.
 Bean Paste Bean Sauce = Bean Paste = Brown Bean Sauce = Brown Bean Paste = Soybean Condiment = Yellow Bean Sauce = Yellow Bean Paste = Yuan Shai Shih = Mo Yuen Shih   Notes: This salty brown sauce is made from fermented soybeans, and is available in cans or jars.  If you buy it in a can, transfer it into a jar.  It can then be stored indefinitely in the refrigerator. Chinese bean sauce isn’t as salty as Thai bean sauce.  Substitutes:  black bean sauce OR chili bean sauce OR awase miso OR brown miso

 

Belacan  See shrimp paste
 Black Bean Sauce Black Bean Sauce  To make your own:   See the Asian Black Bean Sauce posting on RecipeSource.com.  Notes:  This is made from fermented black beans.  A variation is hot black bean sauce, which has chile paste added, and black bean sauce with garlic..   Substitutes:  (brown) bean sauce OR hot black bean sauce

 

Brown Bean Paste

 

Brown Bean Sauce
 Chee Hou Sauce Chee Hou Sauce = Che Hau Sauce = Chu Hou Paste   Shopping hints:   This braising sauce is made from soybeans, garlic, and ginger.  Look for it in the condiments section of Asian markets. Substitutes: hoisin sauce (Very similar, but less spicy.)
 Chili Bean Paste Chili Bean Paste = Chili Bean Paste = Chili Bean Sauce = Chilli Bean Sauce = Bean Paste With Chili = Hot Bean Paste  Notes:  This reddish-brown sauce is made from fermented soybeans and hot chilies.  It’s very hot.  Regional versions include Sichuan hot bean paste = Szechuan hot bean paste, and Korea’s kochu chang = kochujang.  Substitutes:  bean sauce + chile paste OR bean sauce + chopped chile peppers

 

Chili Paste = Asian Chile Paste = Chili Paste = Chilli Paste    Notes:  This is a blend of hot chile peppers, garlic, oil, and salt that’s commonly used in Asian cuisine.  Includes:  Chinese chile (or chili) paste = Szechuan chile (or chili) paste = Sichuan chile (or chili) paste = chile paste with garlic, Korean chile paste, and Vietnamese chile paste = tuong ot toi Vietnam = prik kaeng, which is hotter than the Chinese chile paste.  See also separate entries for these other chile pastes:   nam prik pao, chile bean paste, sambal oelek, and sambal bajak.   Substitutes:  hot sauce OR harissa OR crushed red pepper flakes (to taste; start with 1/4 as much) OR dried red chili peppers

 

Chili Bean Paste

 

Chili Paste

 

Chinese Chile (Or Chili) Paste

 

Chinese Duck Sauce  See Plum Sauce
 Chinese Mustard Chinese Mustard = Chinese Hot Mustard To make your own:   Gradually add 1/4 cup boiling water to 1/4 cup dry English mustard, stirring constantly, then add 1 teaspoon oil.

 

Chinese plum sauce  See plum sauce
 Coconut Egg Jam Coconut Egg Jam = Coconut Jam = kaya  Notes:   Southeast Asians spread this exquisite jam on toast, but it would also be great on ice cream.   Look for small cans of it in Asian markets.   To make your own:  Visit the Coconut Egg Jam recipe page, or the Kaya, Traditional Coconut Jam page. 
 Dwen Jang Dwen Jang = Customary Soy Bean Paste  Notes:  This is a salty Korean bean paste.  Substitutes:  red miso

 

Duck Sauce  See Plum Sauce.
 Fish SauceGreen Curry Paste Fish Sauce = Fish Gravy   Notes:   Varieties include Thai fish sauce = nam pla, Vietnamese fish sauce =  nuoc mam, patis, a Filipino fish sauce that isn’t as highly regarded as the Vietnamese or Thai versions, and shottsuru, a Japanese fish sauce.  Substitutes:   light soy sauce OR To make your own mock fish sauce, simmer for 10 minutes: 1 can drained anchovies + 2 cloves bruised and peeled garlic + ½ teaspoon brown sugar + ¼ teaspoon salt + 1 ¼ cups water, then strain. (Adapted from a recipe in the All Around the World Cookbook by Sheila Lukins.  See my sources.) OR simmer for 10 minutes: 1 part soy sauce + 4 parts anchovies  (Adapted from a recipe in Substituting Ingredients by Becky Sue Epstein and Hilary Dole Klein.  See my sources.) OR soak anchovies from one small can (about 14 fillets) in 1 C water, strain, then add 2 tablespoons soy sauce.  Notes:   See also the RecipeSource.com posting Fish Sauce (Nuoc Mam) which discusses the best Vietnamese fish sauce brands.
 Green Curry Paste Green Curry Paste = Nam Prik Kaeng Khiao Wan  To make your own: Curry Paste (Thailand).

 

Ground Fish Sauce  Substitutes:  Thai fish sauce OR Vietnamese fish sauce
 Hoisan Sauce

Hoisin Sauce  Notes:   This is a sweet and garlicky bean sauce that’s often used as a dipping sauce.  Available in Asian markets and in many large supermarkets.  To make your own:  Visit the Hoisin Sauce   Substitutes:  Simmer for 12 minutes:   ¾ C pitted prunes + 2 C water + 1 tablespoon crushed garlic, then add 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce + 1 ½ tablespoons dry sherry and puree. (Adapted from recipe in Good & Plenty: America’s New Home Cooking by Victoria Wise and Susanna Hoffman. See my sources.) OR ¼ C soy sauce + ¼ C plum sauce + 1 teaspoon flour + dash five-spice powder + dash garlic powder + sugar or honey to taste (From a usenet posting by Lynn M. Wiegard.  See my sources.) OR chee hou sauce (spicier) OR apple butter (Thanks to reader Richard Nolles for this suggestion.) OR sweet bean sauce (spicier)

 

Hot Bean Paste

 

Hot Chili Sauce   To make your own:   Visit the Hot Chili Sauce
Hot Garlic Sauce  Substitutes:  any Asian hot chile paste

Hot Garlic Sauce 

Indonesian Sweet Soy Sauce  See kecap manis.

 

Japanese Horseradish  See wasabi.

 

Japanese Soy Sauce = shoyu  Substitutes:  light Chinese soy sauce

 

Kacang Saus  Substitutes:  kecap manis

 

Kapi  See shrimp paste
 Kecap Manis Kecap Manis = Ketjap Manis = Kejap Manis = Indonesian Sweet Soy Sauce    Pronunciation:  kuh-CHOP MAH-nees   Notes: This thick, dark sauce is the Indonesian ancester of ketchup.  Look for it in Indonesian markets. To make your own:  See the recipes for Ketjap Manis or Kecap Manis posted on SOAR.   Substitutes:   Combine equal parts soy sauce and either brown sugar or molasses, and simmer until sugar is dissolved.  OR Maggi’s seasoning sauce (not as sweet)

 

Kochu Chang

 

Kochujang
 Korean Barbecue Sauce Korean Barbecue Sauce = Bulgogi Sauce = Bulkogi Sauce

 

Korean chile paste
 Maggi Seasoning Sauce Maggi’s Seasoning Sauce  Substitutes:  equal parts dark soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce (From a usenet posting by Colonel I.F.K. Philpott. See my sources.) OR Thai sweet soy sauce OR mushroom soy sauce

 

Mam Tom  See Shrimp Paste.

 

Mushroom Soy Sauce  Substitutes:  Dark Soy Sauce

 

Nam Pla  See Fish Sauce. 

 

Nam Prik = Nam Phrik   Notes:  This is a general Thai term for dipping sauces.  Examples are nam prik pao, green curry paste = nam prik kaeng khiao wan, red curry paste = nam prik kaeng daeng, and yellow curry paste = nam prik kaeng kari

 

Nam Prik Kaeng Daeng

 

Nam Prik Kaeng Kari

 

Nam Prik Kaeng Khiao Wan

 

Nam Prik Pao = Thai Chile Paste = Thai Chili Paste  Notes:   This paste is made from chilies, onions, sugar, shrimp paste, fish sauce, and sometimes tamarind. It’s sold in jars, and comes in different strengths, ranging from hot to mild.  To make your own:  See the recipe for nam prik pao

 

Nuoc Cham = Vietnamese Hot Sauce  To make your own:   Nuoc Cham

 

Nuoc Mam  See Fish Sauce. 
 Oyster Sauce Oyster Sauce  Notes:  This Cantonese dipping sauce is both sweet and salty.  Look for bottles of it in Asian markets and large supermarkets.  Substitutes:   Bring to a boil, then simmer in a covered pot for 30 minutes:   2 C fresh oysters + 3 C water + 1 C bottled clam juice + 1 teaspoon salt + 1 clove of garlic + white portion of 1 green onion + 1 slice of fresh ginger root, then add a mixture of 1/4 C soy sauce + 1 teaspoon sugar + 2 teaspoons cornstarch  + 3 tablespoons water, and simmer for 10 more minutes, stirring occasionally, then strain out the solids in the sauce and discard. (adapted from a recipe in Jennifer Brennan’s excellent book, The Cuisines of Asia. See my sources.) OR soy sauce

 

Patis  See Fish Sauce. 
Plum Sauce = Chinese Duck Sauce = Chinese Plum Sauce = Duck Sauce   chutney (thicker and hotter)  To make your own:   See the Chinese Duck Sauce

 

Prik Kaeng

 

Red Bean Curd = Red Bean Curd Cheese = Red Preserved Bean Curd 
 Red Sweet Bean Paste Red Sweet Bean Paste = Red Bean Paste = Red Bean Sauce = Sweet Red Bean Paste  Notes:   This is made from azuki beans, and Asian cooks use it to fill buns and dumplings and to make puddings.  Like peanut butter, it comes in both creamy and crunchy versions. The creamy version also comes in powdered form.    Don’t confuse this with sweet bean paste, which is made from sweetened fermented soybeans.  To make your own:   Cook a cup of azuki beans until they’re soft (about 1 1/2 hours), then puree the softened beans in a food processor. Pour the puree into a cotton kitchen towel and squeeze out the water. Put what’s left into a saucepan, add 1 1/2 cups of sugar, 1/2 cup shortening, and a pinch of salt, and heat while stirring until it’s thickened to the consistency of miso. For another recipe, visit the Sweet Red Bean Paste recipe page.   
 Red Curry Paste Red Curry Paste = Nam Prik Kaeng Daeng  To make your own:Red Curry Paste
 Sambal Bajak Sambal Bajak = Sambal Badjak   To make your own:  See the USENET Cookbook recipe for Sambal Bajak.

 

Sambal Blachan  To make your own:  See the recipe for Sambal Blachan on Recipecottage.com

 

Sambal Dabo Lilang  To make your own:  See the USENET Cookbook recipe for Sambal Dabo Lilang.
 Sambal Manis Sambal Manis  Notes:   This Indonesian sauce is used for dipping and stir fries.  It’s fairly spicy, but milder than sambal oelek. Substitutes:  sambal oelek (hotter) OR soy sauce
 Sambal Oelek Sambal Oelek = Sambal Ulek  To make your own: Mix hot fresh chili peppers (including seeds, if you dare) and a bit of water in a blender until it forms a paste, then add a bit of salt, or see the sambal oelek  Substitutes:   other chile paste OR harissa OR hot pepper sauce OR red pepper flakes OR chile powder

 

Sambal Ulek

 

Shottsuru  See Fish Sauce.

 

Shoyu
 Shrimp Paste Shrimp Paste = Blachan = Blacan = Balachan = Belacan = Trassi (In Indonesia) = Trasi = Terasi = Kapi = Mam Tom     Notes:   Look for this in Southeast Asian markets.  Substitutes: anchovy paste (not as pungent) OR anchovy fillets mixed with a bit of water

 

Sichuan Chile (Or Chili) Paste

 Soy Sauce Soy Sauce  Notes:  Soy sauce is made from soybeans that have been fermented and salted.  It’s used throughout Asian, with different regions producing quite different variations.   Japanese soy sauce = shoyu is sweeter and less salty than Chinese soy sauce.  Chinese soy sauce comes in light and dark versions. Lite soy sauce has 1/3 less sodium.  Substitutes:    tamari (thicker) OR Maggi seasoning OR black bean sauce thinned with water OR kecap manis (much sweeter) OR Worcestershire sauce

 

Soybean Condiment
 Sriracha Sriracha   Notes:  This is a hot sauce used as a condiment by Thais and Vietnamese.  Substitutes:  Tabasco sauce or other hot sauce (not as sweet)
 Sweet and Sour Sauce Sweet And Sour Sauce   To make your own:   Sweet and Sour Sauce
 Sweet Bean Paste Sweet Bean Sauce = Sweet Bean Paste   Notes:  This brown sauce is made from sweetened fermented soybeans.  Taiwanese cooks use it as a marinade or a condiment for meats.  Substitutes:  hoisin sauce (milder)

 

Szechuan Chile (Or Chili) Paste
 Tamari Tamari = Wheat-Free Soy Sauce  Substitutes:   soy sauce (thinner and less rich; made with wheat)

 

Thai Fish Sauce  See Fish Sauce

 

Thai Sweet Soy Sauce  Substitutes: Three parts soy sauce plus one part brown sugar OR Maggi’s Seasoning Sauce OR dark soy sauce OR mushroom soy sauce

 

Toi Sauce  See Tuong

 

Tonkatsu Sauce  Notes:  This Japanese condiment is used to make yakisoba.  Bull Dog is a popular brand.

 

Trasi  See shrimp paste

 

Trassi  See shrimp paste

 

Tuong = Toi Sauce = Vietnamese Soy Sauce   Notes:   This is a salty bean paste used in Vietnamese cuisine.   Substitutes: Blend equal parts bean sauce and water

 

Tuong Ot Toi Vietnam

 

Umeboshi Plums  Substitutes:  1 teaspoon sea salt per plum substituted

 

Umeboshi Paste  See umeboshi puree

 

Umeboshi Puree = Umeboshi Paste = Bainiku  Substitutes:  sea salt OR miso OR soy sauce

 

Vietnamese Chile Paste

 

Vietnamese Fish Sauce  See Fish Sauce

 

Vietnamese Hot Sauce

 

Vietnamese Soy Sauce  See Tuong.

 

Wasabe  See Wasabi
 Wasbi Wasabi = Wasabe = Japanese Horseradish   Pronunciation:  wah-SAH-bee  Notes:  Look for this in the Asian foods section of your supermarket.  It comes either in powdered form or as a paste.  To convert the powder into a paste, mix 2 parts wasabi powder with 3 parts water.  Substitutes:  Blend ground dry mustard with water until it forms a paste

 

X.O. Sauce = X.O. Chili Sauce   Notes:   Asians pour this sauce over noodles and seafood.  It’s made from dried anchovies, shrimp, and chiles.    Substitutes: sate sauce

 

Yellow Bean Sauce
 Yellow Curry Paste Yellow Curry Paste = Nam Prik Kaeng Kari   To  make your own:  See the recipe for yellow curry paste