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pork soup dumplings (such as frozen soup dumplings) • spinach (about 100 grams) • water (about 400 grams) • silken tofu (about 300 grams) • eggs • rice wine (about 10 grams) • sea salt (about 1 gram) • coarse black pepper (about 0.5 grams) • white pepper (about 0.5 grams) • chicken broth (about 500 grams) • potato starch (about 30 grams) • water (about 100 grams) •

dumpling wrappers • ground pork (about 450 grams) • Napa cabbage, • egg • green onions, finely chopped • each minced garlic and ginger • salt • • Water or unsalted chicken broth, • cornstarch • soy sauce • sesame oil •

Hong Kong-style wonton wrappers • ground pork • or more shrimp (peeled and deveined) • mixed vegetables • large egg • each grated ginger and grated garlic • soy sauce • chicken bouillon powder • white pepper

(about 1/2 cup) store-bought shrimp and squid paste • wonton wrappers • each salt, white pepper, black pepper, and garlic powder • small dried shrimp for garnish (optional)

whole parrotfish • each yellow and red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips, and 1/2 onion, sliced into thin strips • green onions • Minced garlic, • baby bok choy • Sweet and Sour Sauce Ingredients • sugar (about 25 grams) • ketchup (about 30 grams) • white vinegar (about 30 ml) • water (about 30 ml) • Cornstarch, as needed, for thickening

Chinese sausages • onion • diced carrot • scallion • egg • salted duck eggs (yolks only) • salted duck egg (white only) • cooked white rice (about 8/10 full each) • hazelnut oil • ground black pepper • salt (to taste)

pork belly (from supermarket, about 1 pound/450 grams) • quail eggs • Ginger slices, • Yakult (about 2.7 fl oz/80 ml each) • soy sauce (use empty Yakult bottle to measure, about 1.4 fl oz/40 ml) • Water,

–15 large white shrimp • dried red dates (cut each with two slits) • angelica root (dang gui) • astragalus root (huang qi) • Sliced ginger, • rice wine (about 1 1/4 cups or 300 ml) • little sesame oil • Salt, to taste

sago pearls (about 300g) • sweet potato starch (about 250g) • rice wine • soy paste (or thick soy sauce) • each salt and sugar • white pepper • sesame oil • shiitake mushrooms • Diced bamboo shoots, to taste • little fried shallot • miso • water (about 200ml) •

green onion • small piece carrot • fresh shiitake mushrooms • –6 leaves napa cabbage • fried tofu (aburaage) • shio koji • water (about 1000 milliliters) • kombu (about 4 inches/10 cm long each) • ground chicken (about 250 grams) • small section white part of green onion • sake (rice wine) • soy sauce •

frozen puff pastry (about 4 3/4 x 5 inches or 12 x 13 cm each) • large egg • egg yolks • granulated sugar (50 grams) • heavy cream (200 ml) • whole milk (100 ml)

tofu • carrot • wood ear mushrooms (about palm-sized each) • large handful enoki mushrooms • eggs • rice vermicelli noodles (about 1 serving) • Cilantro, to taste • water (about 2000 ml) • Black vinegar, to taste • White pepper, to taste • Soy sauce, to taste • Sesame oil, to taste •

brown sugar (70 grams) • water (80 grams) • tapioca starch (150 grams) • brown sugar (60 grams) • water (20 grams) • For each matcha milk tea (per cup): • milk (50 ml) • water (100 ml) • matcha powder (6 grams)

water (about 1500 ml) • Galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves, to taste • fresh large shrimp, 1 squid • clams, 4 shiitake mushrooms • onion, 1 beefsteak tomato • Green cabbage, cilantro, Thai basil, a little of each • Thai hot and sour soup paste (about 140 grams) • drops fish sauce, 1 tablespoon coconut sugar • coconut milk, 2 lemon ice cubes (fresh lemon juice is even better)

Cupcake molds for 24 cupcakes, each about 1.2 oz • Egg yolks 12.7 oz (about 20 at room temperature) • sugar (180 g) • salt (2 g) • cake flour (240 g) • whole milk (150 g) • Rosemary to taste • If making for babies, halve the sugar, omit salt/rosemary, and use formula or breast milk instead of whole milk

each of Greenvines radish sprouts and purple cabbage sprouts • onion • celery • About 20 raisins • yogurt • tuna • Olive oil, to taste • toast

broccoli • each red and yellow bell pepper • fresh shiitake mushrooms • chicken strips (store-bought) • umami stir-fry sauce • sesame oil

each of lemon juice, grapefruit beer, and sparkling water • Crushed ice, lemon slices, and dried pineapple • lemon slices

pork chunks • each red, yellow, and green bell pepper • minced garlic • Sweet potato starch, • beaten egg • salt • pepper • cooking wine • rock sugar • ketchup • white vinegar • water

Bell peppers, baby corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, corn, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, green onion segments, sausages, margarine, olive oil • Fresh rosemary, • pork loin (chewy) or pork shoulder (softer) • rock salt, pepper • Tender tips of lavender for tea (not the purple flowers) • chicken breast • salt, cornstarch, lemon juice • boneless milkfish belly • minced garlic, rice wine • About 60g each of dried apricots (chopped), miso, mirin • minced ginger, water, toasted white sesame seeds

Pork loin and pork belly ribs, each cut into small • Onion and bell peppers (red and yellow), • white vinegar/3 tablespoons sugar/3 tablespoons ketchup, adjust to taste for more sour or sweet • egg/1 tablespoon soy sauce/white pepper, to taste

potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces • carrots, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces • green beans, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces • white part of green onion, thinly sliced • tuna, about 5 2/3 ounces • hard-boiled eggs, each cut into 4 wedges • extra virgin olive oil • balsamic vinegar • garlic, minced • Salt to taste • Crushed red pepper to taste

sirloin steak • small onion • scallions • each of red and green bell pepper • small piece of butter • Kikkoman soy sauce • garlic • cornstarch • black pepper • little sesame oil • Kikkoman soy sauce

servings sandwich bread or croissants • tuna (about 4.8 oz/135g each) • grated ginger • corn (about 15 oz/432g) • bonito soy sauce • Mayonnaise, as needed (preferably Japanese-style) • hard-boiled eggs • black pepper • grated Parmesan cheese • Mayonnaise, as needed (preferably Japanese-style)

mackerel in tomato sauce (about 5.3 oz/150g each) • onion • water (240 ml) • scallions • spinach • Noodles for 4 servings [seasonings] • white pepper • black vinegar • Salt, to taste

large pieces salmon (about 14 oz/400 grams) • silken tofu (about 10 oz/283 grams each) • ginger • green onion • salt • ground black pepper • rice wine • soy sauce