Sesame oil

carrots • toasted sesame oil • soy sauce • sushi rice vinegar • Blonde and black sesame seeds • Green onion • Juice of half a lemon (or more to taste)

canned soybean sprouts (about 500 grams) • garlic • leek white (about 15 grams) • carrot • Salt, to taste • sesame oil • sesame seeds

fresh tuna steak (about 450 grams) • sesame oil (30 ml) • soy sauce (15 ml) • mirin (15 ml) • grated ginger (5 ml) • Toasted and black sesame seeds • Chopped cilantro

Chinese noodles (150 g) • red onion • dried porcini mushrooms (40 g) • ground ginger • Chinese five-spice powder • medium carrot • sesame oil • garlic cloves • chopped parsley

beef (sirloin, ribeye, or strip steak) (about 500 grams), • onions, • garlic, • cornstarch (about 8–16 grams), • thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, • soy sauce (about 45 ml), • peanut oil (about 45 ml), • light brown sugar or maple syrup (about 12 grams), • fish sauce (about 15 ml), • rice vinegar (about 15 ml), • sesame oil (about 15 ml)

pork shoulder chops • honey (about 30 ml) • soy sauce (about 45 ml) • sesame oil (about 15 ml) • star anise • cinnamon stick • fennel seeds (about 2 grams) • ground black pepper (about 2 grams) • ground ginger • cilantro • Timur peppercorns (optional, or substitute with Szechuan peppercorns) • garlic cloves

free-range chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lbs or 700 grams) • leeks (use only the green parts; see linked recipe for the white parts) • sesame oil • heaping tablespoons miso paste • granulated sugar • mirin • sake • soy sauce • mixed sesame seeds

enoki mushrooms • regular soy sauce (about 75 ml) • sweet soy sauce (about 30 ml) • lime • sesame oil • onion • shallot • garlic cloves • sesame seeds

ground meat (chicken, beef, etc.) (about 400 grams) • garlic • soy sauce • sugar • leek (white part only) • scallions • egg • cornstarch • sunflower oil • toasted sesame oil • Ground ginger • Salt, pepper

all-purpose flour (100 g) • salt • water (50 ml) • pork shoulder (or ground beef or chicken breast) (125 g) • napa cabbage (or 2 leaves green cabbage) • chives • white mushroom (or 1 tablespoon dried wood ear mushrooms, rehydrated) • fresh ginger • garlic clove • soy sauce • mirin • sesame oil •

yellow zucchini, 1 green zucchini • bell pepper (black variety used here) • onion • garlic • shrimp • egg Chinese noodles (180 grams) • Pad Thai sauce (soy sauce, lime, fish sauce, cane sugar, Sriracha chili) or any ready-made Pad Thai sauce • sesame oil (about 30 ml) • generous tablespoon coconut oil (about 15 ml; garlic and chili flavored if desired) • cilantro • chives

rice (about 140 grams) • onion • carrot • leek • chives • garlic • soy sauce (40 ml) • sesame oil (10 ml) • ginger paste (10 grams) • chicken breasts • gomasio (20 grams) • sugar

chicken leg quarters • sesame oil (30 ml) • soy sauce (30 ml) • sweet soy sauce (5 ml) • honey or agave syrup (15 ml) • Sesame seeds • small potatoes, such as fingerling (500 grams) • onion • chicken bouillon cube • minced garlic (30 ml) • Salt and pepper • Thyme and parsley •

zucchini (about 75 grams) • sesame oil • water (500 ml) • vegetable bouillon cube • tamari sauce • ginger • sesame seeds • peanut butter • rice noodles (about 50 grams) • grilled chicken (about 100 grams) • green onions • Lime juice, to taste

For the marinades: • tender beef (such as for fondue) (about 600 grams) • lemongrass • fresh ginger (about 1 cm) • shallot • red chili pepper • sesame oil (15 ml) • oyster sauce (15 ml) • kaffir lime leaf, or zest of combava, or lime zest • For seasoning the tartare: • lime • sesame oil (15 ml) •

puff pastry vol-au-vent shells • chicken breasts (depending on size) • couscous (about 80 grams, uncooked) • fresh goat cheese • heavy cream (about 400 ml) • onion • ginger • turmeric • yellow curry powder • granulated garlic • salt • black pepper •

veal for blanquette • pumpkin • onion • Sesame seeds • Cilantro • Sesame oil • Salt and pepper

cooked, peeled shrimp • fish sauce • soy sauce • minced shallot • garlic, minced • paprika • Grated ginger • cornstarch • lemon juice • sesame oil or other oil • zucchini, spiralized into noodles • grated or shaved Parmesan cheese •

shrimp • frozen stir-fry vegetables • button mushrooms • cooked basmati rice • sweet soy sauce • regular soy sauce • sesame oil • water • Salt, pepper