The guide · 743 ingredients

Ingredients

Get to know Chinese ingredients: what they look like, how they taste, and how they are commonly used.

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An abalone in its shell with a slice of abalone meat beside it.

Abalone

鲍鱼Fish and seafood

Generated ingredient illustration of brown abalone-style cooking sauce in a white bowl

Abalone sauce

Acesulfame potassium

Acesulfame potassium

安赛蜜Food additives

Generic generated illustration for acidity regulators; appearance does not identify a substance.

Acidity regulator (unspecified type)

酸度调节剂（未指明种类）Food additives

Generated guide illustration of adzuki beans.

Adzuki beans

Pale dried agar strips in a plain white bowl, before dissolving and cooking.

Agar (qiongzhi)

琼脂Food additives

Aged salted vegetables

Aged salted vegetables

Generated illustration of dried aiyu seed-bearing fruit walls.

Aiyu seeds

爱玉子Edible seeds

Illustration of whole dried allspice berries.

Allspice

多香果Aromatics

Generated illustration of a small unlabeled bottle of liquid baking extract with a measuring spoon.

Almond extract

杏仁提取液（烘焙用）Condiments

Pale almond flour in a bowl and spoon, with whole brown-skinned almonds and one blanched almond.

Almond flour

扁桃仁粉（杏仁粉）Nuts

Generated illustration of whole brown-skinned almond kernels and a broken kernel in a white bowl

Almond kernels

Aspartame

Aspartame

阿斯巴甜Food additives

Dried astragalus root slices with pale fibrous interiors and tan skin.

Astragalus root

黄芪Aromatics

Colorless baijiu in a generic unbranded glass bottle and small clear tasting cup.

Baijiu for cooking

白酒Sauces and seasonings

Generated guide illustration of dried baizhi root slices.

Baizhi root

Generated guide illustration of baking powder; not physical ingredient or product evidence.

Baking powder

泡打粉Leavening agents

AI-generated ingredient illustration: fine dry white baking soda powder in a bowl; visual appearance alone does not identify the substance.

Baking soda

小苏打Sauces and seasonings

Generated guide illustration of yeast; not a restaurant photograph or physical product evidence.

Baking yeast

酵母Leavening agents

Several whole green bamboo leaves for wrapping zongzi, with long pointed tips and parallel veins.

Bamboo leaves for wrapping

箬叶Wrappers and casings

AI-generated ingredient illustration: a fresh bamboo shoot with layered sheath, a peeled shoot and cut pieces.

Bamboo shoot

竹筍Vegetables

Generated illustration of dried bamboo shoot sheaths used as food wrappers.

Bamboo shoot sheaths for wrapping

笋壳（包粽用）Wrappers and casings

Banana leaf wrappers

Banana leaf wrappers

芭蕉叶／香蕉叶（包裹用）Wrappers and casings

Generated guide illustration of Barley flour for xianzi porridge; not a restaurant photograph or physical specimen verification.

Barley flour for xianzi porridge

大麦粯子粉Grains

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