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| Galangal |
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Galangal is a pale yellow rhizome with pink skin and knobs. It is related to ginger but has a milder taste and is commonly used fresh in Thai and Malaysian cooking. Fresh galangal is readily available at wet markets and in some supermarkets. It is known as lengkuas in Bahasa Malaysia. |
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| Gao Fun |
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Gao fun is commercialised cooked glutinous rice and it’s easily available at Chinese stores selling dried imported foodstuffs. |
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| Garam masala |
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Garam masala is a special blend of spices, comprising roasted and ground cardamoms, cloves, coriander, cinnamon, fennel, cumin, black pepper and dried chillies. It is available in Indian shops selling dried spices. |
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| Garoupa |
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Garoupa or sek pan (kerapu) can be deep-fried and used in a sweet and sour dish. Remove the fish meat from the bones and slice thinly for use in porridge, if you prefer. It is ideal for steaming too. |
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| Gingili oil |
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Gingili oil is a sesame oil often used in Indian cooking. It is totally different from the Chinese sesame oil. |
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| Glucose syrup |
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Glucose syrup is also known as liquid glucose. It is a clear, thick syrup made from wheat and corn. It is not as sweet as sugar and is used mainly in confectionery and beverages. |
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| Glycerine |
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Glycerine is a sweet, colourless and odourless syrupy liquid. It is added to some types of confectionery to retain moisture and to royal icing to prevent excessive hardening. |
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| Gobo |
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Burdock is a long, tapering brown root called gobo in Japanese. The Cantonese name for it is ngau pong. Burdock root can be used in salads or cooked with meat and other vegetables in soups and stews. |
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| Granulated sugar |
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Granulated white sugar is refined sugar in small evenly-sized crystals. |
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| Green Bean |
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Green Bean or kacang hijau can also be made into a sweet dessert soup. When cooked, they become soft and sweet-tasting. Also known as Mung beans, they are usually sprouted for bean sprouts, the crispy and delicious sprouts we all know as taugeh. |
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| Green bean flour |
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Green bean flour is obtained from green peas that have been roasted and ground to powder form. Usually comes packed in clear, labelled plastic. |
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| Green peppers |
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Sweet bell peppers are capsicums or pimientos and they come in three colours. The most familiar ones are the green peppers which change from green to red as they ripen. Another variety is the yellow capsicum.
Sweet and slightly hot, the peppers can be eaten raw in salads, stir-fried or cooked in stews or sauces. |
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| Grenadine |
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Grenadine is syrup which is traditionally made from pomegranate pulp. It is used to colour and flavour certain aperitifs and desserts. Grenadine sometimes contains alcohol. |
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