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Uwajipedia

A glossary of common, and not-so-common, Asian ingredients and terms.

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Kashiwa Mochi

Kashiwa Mochi is a traditional Japanese confectionery made of mochi that is filled with sweet red bean...
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Katsuobushi

Dried bonito flakes used for making dashi.
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Kecap Manis

While it could be confused from a distance for oyster sauce or just standard soy sauce, kecap...
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Kimchi

Also spelled “napa,” these are a common type of Chinese cabbage frequently found throughout East Asian cuisine.
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Koji

Koji is the name for the mold used in making soy sauce, miso, and other fermented foods...
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Konbu

While there are many edible seaweeds in Japanese cooking, konbu is the most substantial and robust. It’s...
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Konjac 

Native to southern China and Southeast Asia, konjac is a root vegetable used in a variety of...
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Konnyaku

Konnyaku is a jelly-like cake made of the powdered konjac yam.
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Korean Rice Cakes 

Korean rice cakes, called tteok, come in a few different shapes and sizes and are core ingredients...
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Kumquat

Kumquats — or cumquats in some parts of the world — are a unique type of citrus...
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Kurobuta 

Japanese for “black pig,” Kurobuta is also known as the Kagoshima Berkshire pig or simply Berkshire pork...
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Kuromame

Although at first glance they could from afar appear to just be black beans, kuromame are sweetened...
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