Pasta for your cooking.

There are many different types of pasta, and they can all be used in cooking. The Chinese grocer has a wide selection of pastas, so you can find the perfect pasta for your dish.

One of the most popular pastes is wasabi paste. Wasabi has a strong but pleasant flavor, and it is perfect for cooking with an Asian twist. Wasabi is especially known from sushi, where it provides a spicy kick to the otherwise mild taste of fish and rice. For many, it is a given that when eating sushi there will also be wasabi on the table. The taste of wasabi is best compared to horseradish.

Den Kinesiske Købmand also sells other types of Asian pastes, so you can find the perfect flavor for your dish. Here you will find a selection of kimchi paste, tamarind paste, various kinds of miso paste and other pastes that are often used in the different Asian cuisines.

Miso paste - Umami flavoring for soup

Miso is a popular ingredient in Japanese cooking, and it is also widely used in Chinese cooking. Miso paste is made from soybeans, water, salt and koji (a type of yeast), and it is one of the most important ingredients in miso soup. In addition to being used for soup, miso can also be used in everything from sauces and spreadable condiments to pickling vegetables and marinating meat and fish.

Miso paste has a strong umami flavor and is perfect for giving soup an extra boost of taste. The Chinese grocer sells several types of miso paste, so you can find the perfect flavor for your soup. Miso comes in both a light and a dark version, and each leaves its own mark on a dish when used. Miso has a deep umami taste that is quite unique. For that reason you can also use it in many other dishes that need a little extra twist. The fermented soybeans lend something truly distinctive to this paste.

Sesame paste — From the Middle East to Asia

Hummus is a popular dish in the Middle East, and it consists primarily of a mixture of chickpeas, tahini (sesame paste), olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, chili and garlic.

Tahini is a sesame paste, and it is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines, where sesame is used on a par with salt and other seasonings. Tahini has a mild, nutty taste, and it’s perfect for giving hummus an extra boost of flavor. However, it can be used for more than just hummus, and at... Den Kinesiske Købmand you'll find a selection of both light sesame paste and black sesame paste.

Sesame paste is made by roasting sesame seeds and then blending them very finely into a paste. Depending on how much the sesame seeds are roasted, you'll get a light to dark paste. The darker it is, the more bitterness you'll find in the flavor.

Despite its characteristic sesame flavor, which most people associate with hummus, sesame paste is also used in a number of sweet dishes. One example is black sesame soup, a Chinese dessert that is typically served hot.