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SPICY HUNAN STEAMED TOFU & MUSHROOMS

Spicy Hunan Steamed Tofu and Mushrooms is made by caramelizing oyster mushrooms, scattering them on top of silky steamed tofu, and pouring over a sauce of pickled   chili peppers, ginger, scallions, and lots of white pepper. In short, it’s an incredibly flavorful, protein-filled, mushroom-meaty vegan dish that may just be better than its animal protein equivalent! Surprised? Not more than we are…  A VEGAN VERSION OF ONE OF OUR FAVORITE FISH DISHES Hunan-style Steamed Fish  with spicy duo jiao pickled chili peppers is one of our family’s FAVORITE dishes. I know that sounds superfluous coming from a food blogger, but it truly is one of our all-time favorites, and we regularly make it at home and order it at our go-to Hunan restaurant. While the fish is technically the star of the dish, I’d argue that the best part is the layer of fanned silken tofu underneath and the spicy duo jiao chili pepper mixture. We’re always scrounging for the last bits of tofu! Duo jiao  ...

Dark Soy Sauce: 6 best substitutes

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What's dark soy sauce? Over 2000 years ago. The sauce was made from soybeans because a substitute for meaty cooking food sauces, according to Chinese monks. For various recipes and cooking food styles, the condiment is broadly used globally. It is used to make soups, stews and meaty recipes rich in umami flavor and taste. But you might be wondering what exactly is dark soy sauce? Most persons often do not know the big difference between various sauces. In this kind of article, we need to find out about dark soy sauce uses, substitutes, and the best company to buy from. Exactly what does dark soy sauce mean? Dark soy sauce has some longer fermentation time. From the added caramel and methods from production, very low rich dark darkish color. It 's sweeter than normal soy sauce. Brown-sugar and palm sugar molasses. Dark Soy Sauce is less salty as opposed to regular soy sauce. The seasoning sauce has 15% more salt than light soy sauce. Mild sweetness the actual saltiness much less...

Five sauces whose caloric content should not be underestimated!

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1, Salad dressing Fruit and vegetable salad is the first choice during the slimming period, although the calories of fruits and vegetables are very low, but the calories of salad dressing is not to be underestimated! The original low-calorie fruits and vegetables are wrapped in this thick layer of salad dressing, the calories can be doubled to rise! Salad dressing is made of salad oil and emulsifier, the main component is fat, every 100 grams of salad dressing has about 78.8 grams of fat and 724 calories, its calories speak for themselves. 2, Shacha Sauce It has a place on the buffet table of hot pot restaurants. Shacha sauce is a mixed paste-like condiment prevalent in Fujian, China and Guangdong, China. It is a compound of shrimp, garlic, onions, peanuts and other special fresh salty taste, but also accompanied by a slight sweet, spicy taste. It is increasingly popular among diners in hot pot restaurants because of its unique taste. However, there are 729 calories and 72 grams of fat...

What is the difference between condiments and seasonings?

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China has a long history and rich knowledge of developing and consuming condiments, and there are many varieties of condiments. Among them there are condiments belonging to the Eastern tradition, as well as introduced condiments and emerging condiment varieties. The classification of condiments is still inconclusive, and different classifications of condiments can be made from different perspectives: According to the nature of condiment products 1, according to the commodity nature of condiments and different business habits, we can divide the current Chinese consumers often contact and use of condiments into six categories: (1) Brewing type condiments: Brewing type condiments are mainly made of grains rich in protein and starch, which are treated and fermented, that is, they are transformed into various complex organic substances through a series of biochemical changes by the action of enzymes of relevant microorganisms, such condiments mainly include: soy sauce , vinegar , sauce , te...

10 of the most stomach injury of the wrong habits, you hit a few?

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Gastric disease  is a disease that many people have, people often say that the old stomach disease is not good to cure, in fact, stomach disease can also be regulated by means of dietary therapy. For people with a bad stomach, it is necessary to nourish the stomach. What behaviors are bad for the stomach? How to nourish the stomach? 10 wrong habits that hurt the stomach the most 1、Eating and talking at the same time Eat without talking, sleep without talking, this is the ancient Chinese saying. Put to the present, in order to chew slowly, but also to avoid eating while talking or swallowing. Eating while talking or swallowing, will make the gas swallowed too much and indigestion. At the same time, eating fast also tends to cause food burns the mucous membrane of the mouth and esophagus. 2、Heavy taste Baked or pickled food, although the taste is great, but often eaten, will increase the risk of disease. Moreover, high salt and heavy food can aggravate the occurrence of hypertension ...

why does the FDA allow bugs in peanut butter and other foods?

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Peanut butter is a very popular treat, especially in the US. This is a paste made out of ground peanuts, which you spread on the bread. It has a multitude of ingredients like sugar, salt and peanut oil. It’s possible to find chocolate peanut butter is used as a sandwich spread whereas low calorie and low fat peanut butter is not added sugar and has less fat. Jade Bridge Peanut Butter Does peanut butter has any bugs? You might be shocked, however peanut butter does have bug fragments. This is approved by the FDA, which clearly states that peanut butter does have only bug parts. On average, you can find around 30 insect fragments for every 100 grams. Why are peanut butter contains bug fragments? According to the FDA, they say it’s very hard to harvest and produce these natural foods without any type of defects. Upon harvesting peanuts, it’s very challenging to ensure that all the bug fragments are filtered out. That means some of them can sometimes end up in the final product. These thin...

Soy Sauce Usage in the Philippines

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Soy sauce is a very flavorful ingredient prepared from fermented soybeans and wheat. In the Philippines, it has so much importance as you may hardly see a Philippine dish without soya sauce. The Philippine’s traditional dishes are incomplete without adding this ingredient. In the Philippines, soy sauce is known as toyò, derived from tau-yu in Philippine Hokkien. Philippine soy sauce is typically a combination of soybeans, salt, wheat, and caramel color. It is thinner in texture, saltier in taste than Southeast Asian varieties. Here in this article, we will discuss the usage of soya sauce in detail. Moreover,  we will give you the recipe of traditional Philippine food in which the main ingredient is soya sauce. Soya Sauce in Different Philippine Foods The most popular in restaurants of Philippine cuisine is pork or chicken cooked with soy sauce called toyò. Toyo is found not only in Adobo but also in different home-style simmered dishes. Patatim, another Philippine dish, is prepared...