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Next to the stove
- baking soda
- brown sugar
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Cooking liquids
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Wines
- cooking wine, shaoxing
- rice wine
- pale dry sherry
- mirin
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Vinegars
- white vinegar
- balsamic vinegar
- apple cider vinegar
- rice vinegar
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Oils
- pepper oil
- sesame oil
- olive oil
- coconut oil
- avocado oil
- ghee
- almond oil
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Sauces
- dark soy sauce
- soy sauce
- fish sauce
- low-sodium soy sauce
- sweet chili sauce
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Spices for cooking savory
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Salt
- table salt
- sea salt
- Hawaiian pink salt
- kosher salt
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Pepper
- white pepper, powder
- black pepper
- peppercorn
- parsley
- bay leaf
- rosemary
- thyme
- coriander seeds
- fennel
- cardamom pods, green
- cumin
- garlic powder
- star anise
- cinnamon, sticks
- curry powder
- madras curry powder
- five-spice powder
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In the refrigerator
- oyster sauce
- hoisin sauce
- XO sauce
- Sriracha sauce
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In the Pantry
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Flours and starches
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Starches
- cornstarch
- arrowroot flour
- tapioca starch
- green bean starch
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rice flour (rice powder)
- glutinous rice flour (sweet rice)
- wheat flour
- xanthan gum
- almond flour
- coconut flour
- cornmeal
- gluten-free baking flour
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whole grain flours
- teff flour
- quinoa flour
- brown rice flour
- buckwheat flour
- corn flour
- sweet potato starch
- oat bran
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Yeast
- yeast, pizza
- yeast, active dry
- protein flours
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Rice and beans
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Rice
- brown rice
- jasmine rice
- multigrain rice
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Beans
- mung beans
- red beans
- soybeans
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Other grains
- flaxseed meal
- oats
- millet
- sesame seeds, white
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Noodles and pastas
- banh pho noodles, dried
- rice noodles
- ramen noodles
- somen noodles
- vermicelli noodles
- macaroni pasta
- green tea soba noodles
- buckwheat soba noodles
- ramen noodles
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For baking sweets
- coconut flakes
- custard powder
- food coloring
- semi-sweet chocolate chips
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Extracts
- pandan extract
- almond extract
- vanilla extract
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Milk
- condensed milk
- evaporated milk
- coconut milk, canned
- coconut milk, boxed
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Powders
- baking powder
- green tea powder
- ginger, ground
- cinnamon, ground
- cocoa powder
- nutmeg, ground
- cream of tartar
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Honey and sugar
- powdered sugar
- white sugar
- cane sugar, organic
- brown sugar
- agar-agar
- coconut sugar
- rock sugar
- raw honey
- orange honey
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Snacks and junk food
- animal crackers
- chocolate candy
- dried fruit & nuts
- goldfish crackers
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cold cereal
- Lucky Charms
- raisins
-
nuts
- roasted almonds
- roasted cashews
- chia seeds
- dark chocolate covered almonds
- pecans
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Canned and boxed stuff
- canned chili
- macaroni and cheese, Annie's
- tuna fish, canned
- tomato paste
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Prepared mix
- curry mix
- hot pot seasoning
- pancake mix
- dry rub mix
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Drink stuff
- coffee creamer
- condensed milk
- flavored drink mix, orange flavor
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Tea
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Chinese teas
- Anxi Iron Goddess (Tie Guanyin)
- dried chrysanthemums
- West Lake Dragon Well (Longjing)
- Yunnan Pu-er (Puer)
- Japanese green tea
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Western teas
- Lipton
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Coffee
- whole coffee beans
- ground coffee beans
- coffee powder
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Soup stuff
- dried kelp
- dried goji berries (wolfberries)
- lotus seeds
- raw peanuts
- red dates, jujube
- dried shittake mushrooms
- dried tree ear
- dried white fungus
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Root vegetables
- onions
- potatoes
- sweet potatoes