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Danggui: Women’s ginseng

Chinese: 当归/當歸 Latin: Angelica sinensis French: angélique de Chine Thai: ตังกุย Vietnamese: Đương quy Danggui is known in Chinese culture as the ginseng for women. Danggui is widely used in Chinese medicine for gynecological ailments, fatigue, mild anemia, and high blood…

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What is sow thistle?

English: sow thistle Scientific name: Sonchus oleraceus French: laiteron maraîcher Español: cerraja Deutsch: Gänsedistel Nederlands: melkdistel 中文: 苦苦菜,苦苣菜,滇苦荬菜 日本語: ノゲシ,野芥子 한국어: 방가지똥 My foraging of wild garlic led me to read up more about wild vegetables. Traditionally, Northeast Asians –…

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What is Wild Garlic?

English: wild garlic, ramsons, buckrams, wood garlic, bear’s garlic Scientific name: Allium ursinum French: ail des ours Español: ajo de oso Deutsch: Bärlauch, Bärenlauch, Knoblauchspinat, wilder Knoblauch, Waldknoblauch, Hexenzwiebel, Zigeunerlauch, Ramsen, Waldherre Nederlands: Daslook The wild garlic is a native…

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Ajinomoto vs Taste No.5 Umami Dust

Move over, MSG! Here comes the second generation of taste explosion: Taste No.5 Umami Dust What is Taste No.5 Umami Dust? Available in tube and dust forms, Taste No.5 is the re-creation of flavour enhancements, that hopefully will topple the bad…

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What are velvet pioppini?

English: velvet pioppini, poplar mushroom, black poplar mushroom, chestnut mushroom Scientific name: Agrocybe aegerita / Agrocybe cylindracea / Pholiota aegerita Chinese: 茶树菇 / 茶樹菇, 茶薪菇, 柳松菇, 油茶菇, 神菇 Japanese: 占地 (シメジ) shimeji Velvet pioppini is called ’Cha Shu Gu’ 茶树菇…

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What are okras?

English: Okra/Okro, lady’s fingers, bhindi, gumbo Scientific name: Abelmoschus esculentus Moench Nigerian Igbo: ọkwurụ Bantu: kingombo Portuguese: quiabo Spanish: quimbombó, guigambó French: gombo Arabic: bamia Hindi: bhindi Bengali: dherosh Tamil: vendai kai Bahasa melayu: Bendi Thai: กระเจี๊ยบเขียว Vietnamese: Đậu bắp…

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What are salted duck eggs?

Mandarin Chinese: Xian Ya Dan 咸鸭蛋/ Xian Dan 咸蛋 Cantonese Chinese: Haam Aap Daan  鹹鴨蛋 / Haam Daan 鹹蛋 Minnan Chinese: Giam Aa Nng 鹹鴨卵 / Giam Nng 鹹卵 Japanese: 鹹蛋 Bahasa melayu: Telur masin Tagalog: Itlog na maalat Salted…

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