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I first came across Dango, a very popular Japanese delicacy, when a good friend of mine returned from a trip to Tokyo and Hokkaido with a very presentable box of this yummy treat for me and my family.

Dangos are small balls of glutinous rice flour made in hundreds of varieties and flavours ranging from sweet to savoury. Eaten at festivals and special occasions, the more common kinds of Dango are anko (red bean paste), goma (sesame seed), mitarashi (soy sauce and sugar and shoyu (soy sauce).

The box that I was given contained mainly anko which had a sticky texture but was very flavoursome and chewy to taste and a few kushi dango which are essentially dangos on bamboo skewers and sold mainly at festival/market stalls.

I particularly enjoyed the dango over a hot cup of green tea and I would definitely recommend you try some next time you're in Japan or to get friends visiting the country to bring a box of these on their return!

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Fresh and Dried Seaweed

February 26th 2008 00:10

Seaweed is very much a food staple in East Asia, especially in Japanese and Korean cuisine where it is extensively used in both fresh and dried form

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Oyster sauce

January 23rd 2008 23:10

One of the most commonly used sauces in chinese cooking is oyster sauce. Viscous in texture and dark brown in colour, oyster sauce is used in anything from stir-fries to braised chinese black mushrooms, braised oysters or simply on top of steamed chinese vegetables (choy sum, kailan, bok choy etc

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Mushrooms

January 16th 2008 09:45

Mushrooms are great for cooking and are extensively used in many different western and asian cuisines

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Sea cucumber

January 8th 2008 23:30

The sea cucumber is closely related to the sea urchin and starfish and hundreds of varieties can be found in the seabeds of oceans throughout the world where the low temperature is an ideal habitat for these creatures which feed on plankton

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X.O. Sauce

December 31st 2007 06:30

XO or X.O. sauce is a delicious cantonese chilli (and non-chilli) sauce made from expensive ingredients such as shredded dried scallops (gon-yiu-chu in cantonese), diced dried shrimps and jinhua ham (dried), minced garlic and fresh red chilli

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Blue cheese

December 20th 2007 21:30

Blue cheese is a type of cheese made from cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk with blue or blue-green mold spots or veins

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Gouda Cheese

December 12th 2007 23:30

Gouda Cheese is a semi-hard cheese originating from the Netherlands. Made from pasteurised cow's milk and aged from a few weeks to over a year, gouda cheese is endowed with a mild, supple, creamy and buttery taste with a plasticky texture

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Onion

December 4th 2007 09:30

The onion is a common food staple dating back as far as 5000 BC and is widely used in cooking today whether in canned, fresh, frozen, pickled and/or dehydrated form

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Capsicum - Pepper

November 26th 2007 09:00

Capsicum, also called bell pepper, chili/chilli pepper, red or green pepper, or just pepper is a vegetable that has been used for decades as a catalyst for other herbs

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Potato - the ultimate staple food

November 16th 2007 22:00

The humble potato is an important food staple and field crop dating back to the late 1400s.

Today, the potato is cultivated commercially as a row crop using seed tubers, young plants or microtubers and may mound the entire row. Potatoes have been bred into many standard or well-known varieties and are generally categorised into a few main groups such as Russets, Reds, Whites, Yellows (aka Yukons), and Purples based on common characteristics

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Why cauliflower is one of the healthiest veggies

November 12th 2007 10:45

Who remembers those dreaded three words mum used to say at the dinner table? Mine still does

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Marvelous Mooncakes!

September 24th 2007 12:03

With such a delightful name, how could you go wrong? Here are five tasty facts about moon cakes.

1. This legend is probably the most well known. The Mongolians were in possession of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280AD -1368 AD). The oppressed Chinese planned a revolution for the Moon Festival in 1368. Chinese bakers were told to send mooncakes with the message to execute all Mongolians after the August Moon family gathering. The message was baked inside the cakes and sent out to Chinese households

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Lovely Lavender

July 31st 2007 06:56

I’m sure most of you are familiar with lavender as a garden flower or for its beautiful aroma when in dried pot puri or distilled as an essential oil. However, lavender can also be used to bring a gorgeous aromatic flavour to the kitchen as well!

The early Greeks and Romans were known to eat lavender, and it remained a popular herb in Europe until the late nineteenth century. Indeed, Queen Elizabeth I drank lavender tea daily, believing to beneficial for migraines. Today, many similar medicinal attributes are associated with the lavender plant

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