1. On the counter next to the stove
   1. baking soda
   2. MSG
   3. brown sugar
   4. table salt
2. In the cabinet, below the stove
   1. Cooking liquids
      1. Wines
         1. cooking wine, shaoxing
         2. rice wine
         3. pale dry sherry
         4. mirin
      2. Vinegars
         1. white vinegar
         2. balsamic vinegar
         3. apple cider vinegar
         4. rice vinegar
      3. Oils
         1. pepper oil
         2. sesame oil
         3. olive oil
         4. coconut oil
         5. avocado oil
         6. ghee
         7. almond oil
      4. Sauces
         1. dark soy sauce
         2. soy sauce
         3. fish sauce
         4. low-sodium soy sauce
         5. sweet chili sauce
   2. Pans
      1. Subtopic 1
3. In the cabinet, next to the stove
   1. Spices for cooking savory
      1. Salt
         1. sea salt
         2. Hawaiian pink salt
         3. kosher salt
      2. Pepper
         1. white pepper, powder
         2. black pepper
         3. peppercorn
      3. Dried herbs
         1. parsley
         2. bay leaf
         3. rosemary
         4. thyme
      4. Spices from seeds?
         1. coriander seeds
         2. fennel
         3. cardamom pods, green
         4. cumin
         5. star anise
         6. five-spice powder
         7. cinnamon, sticks
         8. curry mix
         9. curry powder
         10. madras curry powder
         11. garlic powder
         12. dried chili
      5. ground spices
      6. prepared mix
         1. hot pot seasoning
         2. dry rub mix
         3. chicken bullion powder
         4. chipotle powder
4. In the refrigerator
   1. oyster sauce
   2. hoisin sauce
   3. XO sauce
   4. Sriracha sauce
   5. ketchup
   6. mustard
   7. relish
   8. wasabi sauce
5. In the pantry
   1. Flours and starches
      1. Starches
         1. cornstarch
         2. arrowroot flour
         3. tapioca starch
         4. green bean starch
      2. rice flour (rice powder)
         1. glutinous rice flour (sweet rice)
      3. wheat flour
      4. xanthan gum
      5. cornmeal
      6. gluten-free baking flour
      7. whole grain flours
         1. teff flour
         2. quinoa flour
         3. brown rice flour
         4. buckwheat flour
         5. corn flour
         6. sweet potato starch
         7. oat bran
      8. Yeast
         1. yeast, pizza
         2. yeast, active dry
      9. protein flours
         1. almond flour
         2. coconut flour
      10. pre-prepared mixes
          1. pancake mix
          2. Pudding mix
          3. Jello mix
   2. Rice and beans
      1. Rice
         1. brown rice
         2. jasmine rice
         3. multigrain rice
      2. Beans
         1. mung beans
         2. red beans
         3. soybeans
      3. Other grains
         1. flaxseed meal
         2. oats
         3. millet
         4. sesame seeds, white
   3. Noodles and pastas
      1. Asian noodles
         1. rice noodles
         2. somen noodles
         3. vermicelli noodles
         4. banh pho noodles, dried
         5. green tea soba noodles
         6. buckwheat soba noodles
         7. ramen noodles
      2. Italian pastas
         1. macaroni pasta
         2. macaroni and cheese, Annie's
   4. For baking sweets
      1. Extracts and essences
         1. Extracts
            1. pandan extract
            2. almond extract
            3. vanilla extract
         2. Powdered essences
            1. green tea powder
            2. ginger, ground
            3. cinnamon, ground
            4. cocoa powder
            5. nutmeg, ground
      2. Baking additives
         1. coconut flakes
         2. semi-sweet chocolate chips
         3. food coloring
      3. Powders
         1. baking powder
         2. cream of tartar
         3. custard powder
      4. Honey and sugar
         1. Honey
            1. raw honey
            2. orange honey
         2. Sugars
            1. powdered sugar
            2. white sugar
            3. cane sugar, organic
            4. brown sugar
            5. coconut sugar
            6. rock sugar
         3. agar-agar
   5. Non-Perishable Milk
      1. condensed milk
      2. evaporated milk
      3. coconut milk, canned
      4. coconut milk, boxed
   6. Snacks
      1. Candy
         1. Valentine's Day candy mix
         2. Easter candy mix
         3. Halloween candy mix
      2. Chocolate
         1. chocolate candy
         2. Dark chocolate
         3. Milk chocolate
      3. Cookies and crackers
         1. animal crackers
         2. goldfish crackers
      4. dried fruit & nuts
         1. nuts
            1. roasted almonds
            2. roasted cashews
            3. chia seeds
            4. dark chocolate covered almonds
            5. pecans
         2. dried fruit
            1. dried mangos
            2. raisins
         3. Trail mix
      5. cold cereal
         1. Lucky Charms
         2. Rice krispies
   7. Soup stuff
      1. dried kelp
      2. lotus seeds
      3. raw peanuts
      4. red dates, jujube
      5. Chinese herbs
         1. 当归/當歸 Chinese angelica
         2. 淮山,山药 Chinese yam
         3. 枸杞 goji berries (wolfberries)
      6. Dried fungus
         1. 冬菇 dried shittake mushrooms
         2. 木耳 dried tree ear
         3. 云耳 dried white fungus (cloud ear fungus)
   8. Canned goods
      1. canned chili
      2. tuna fish, canned
      3. tomato paste, canned
   9. Root vegetables
      1. onions
      2. potatoes
      3. sweet potatoes
6. Close to the coffeemaker
   1. coffee creamer
   2. condensed milk
   3. flavored drink mix, orange flavor
   4. Tea
      1. Chinese teas
         1. Anxi Iron Goddess (Tie Guanyin)
         2. dried chrysanthemums
         3. West Lake Dragon Well (Longjing)
         4. Yunnan Pu-er (Puer)
      2. Japanese green tea
      3. Western teas
         1. Lipton
         2. White Tea
   5. Coffee
      1. whole coffee beans
      2. ground coffee beans
      3. instant coffee mix