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yellow egg noodles • chicken wing drumettes • bitter melon • small daikons • Chinese five-spice powder (available as a set) • seasoning sauce • dark soy sauce • palm sugar • oyster sauce • salt • (Adjust seasoning to taste) • green onions •

ground chicken or pork • ladle of cooked rice (such as riceberry or regular rice) • cornstarch • water • egg • cilantro root powder • garlic powder • pepper powder • carrot • butternut squash • black fungus mushrooms • spinach

pork front legs • cinnamon • five-spice powder • star anise • coriander seeds • Ovaltine • (about 1 1/2 cups) palm sugar • salt • soy sauce • cilantro roots • whole black peppercorns • Thai garlic •

firm tofu • Chinese sausages • Japanese cucumber or regular cucumber • large eggs • shiitake mushrooms • pork loin (about 400 grams) • Blanched bean sprouts • Chinese five-spice powder • cinnamon, 1 star anise, and 1/2 tablespoon other five-spice seeds • light soy sauce • salt • palm sugar •

......Ingredients. • fresh spring roll wrappers • shredded chicken breast • steamed Chinese sausages, cut lengthwise into quarters • eggs, made into thin omelets and sliced into strips • steamed crab meat • firm tofu, cut into long strips • blanched bean sprouts • scallion stalks • red chili peppers, thinly sliced • Japanese cucumbers, cut into long strips • .............Sauce........ •

pork leg, front or hind • water, enough to cover the pork leg • five-spice mix • cilantro roots, 4 large garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon black pepper, pounded together • palm sugar • salt • dark soy sauce • oil • five-spice powder, RosDee brand • small stalks of Chinese broccoli • Pickled mustard greens, thinly sliced, to taste • boiled eggs

wide rice noodles, uncut • bean sprouts, trimmed • firm tofu, cut into strips • textured vegetable protein (optional) • mixed mushrooms (we used straw mushrooms, fresh shiitake, king oyster, and shimeji) • ground black pepper • palm sugar • sweet soy sauce • light soy sauce • mushroom seasoning powder • vegetable oil • five-spice powder (we added cinnamon and star anise) •

pork belly, cut into nice pieces • dried pickled vegetables • minced garlic • ginger • five-spice powder • oyster sauce • Dark soy sauce • Light soy sauce • Chinese cooking wine • Cornstarch (for thickening, but we won't use it)

large chicken drumsticks • bitter melon • shiitake mushrooms • cilantro roots • garlic, roughly crushed • white peppercorns • cinnamon sticks • star anise • small packet of Chinese herbal soup mix • five-spice powder • rock sugar or granulated sugar • coconut sugar or palm sugar •