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The Spruce Eats
International Ingredients
Don't be intimidated by unfamiliar ingredients. We'll be your guide to international ingredients so that you can explore a whole new world of cuisine.
The Recipe Finder
What Would You Like to Cook?
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What Is Golden Syrup?
![Pork Mei Fun](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/iE_dsAShrEo3S9x_vmlhsNIUM3k=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1264339246-238c6836e26a4cbf83e08801607806e8.jpg)
What Is Mei Fun?
![Ethiopian Doro Wat](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/9qW5AbmXlNmnW3mT4hzZ2hW2Vao=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/EthiopianDoroWat-TheSpruce_JuliaHartbeck-5e4acb72f0354397841b85d1b0bc52b7.jpg)
38 Comfort Food Recipes From Around the World
![A bottle of Kewpie mayo next to a spoon of mayo](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/4xA_MGImRGSnJ6qp-gkx5QNpZgw=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SPE_Site_DIYKewpieMayo_Final1-e7153c676ceb42f1aefacbd07d180c57.jpg)
This Easy DIY Kewpie Mayo Will Take Your Regular Mayo To Umami Town
![South Indian-Style Chicken Curry with green chiles in a pan](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/atzU1O7whdNJllCddplf2bqNL1U=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/south-indian-style-chicken-curry-1957789-step-03-24408d1dc87245698f589e5875a056d4.jpg)
The South Indian Pantry
![Sweet and Spicy Tacos al Pastor](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/RGvq1FuMwT-Gas2FxGYFa8dO0hM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/tacos-al-pastor-recipe-4172074-step-08-19b402baa52649479e06cafbb4f1f619.jpg)
The Mexican Pantry
The North Indian Pantry
![Bibingka (Filipino Savory Coconut Rice Cake)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/xJsPhRQg5EK-h31GUkcVJP7MszA=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BibingkaFilipinoCoconutRiceCake-TheSpruce_ArlynOsborne-9abd72a43baa4fe78585009ab8cabb44.jpg)
The Filipino Pantry
![Colombian Empanadas: Fried Empanadas With Beef and Potato Filling on a platter](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/1v3MD_JM4bGH8yIqEPB1uBHebZ8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/colombian-empanadas-beef-and-potato-filling-3029722-Step_22-b8faed9ab9714f80898642d2925ca9d6.jpg)
The Colombian Pantry
![tamales](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/j9HodY4xw3FMhh0xd6Rhyie-7Ig=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1188992856-d4a079a245674d448870d3eb5325c207.jpg)
What is Nixtamalization
![Cuy](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/RA0pJ3AcK3J3ak_3SwaMHpJ-q8A=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/AndresJacobi-61fcce08b6884d8c89b04915b6af704d.jpg)
What Is Cuy?
![Paneer cheese](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/m8o23LSnzMwg-ZB4lnnSeMntpcs=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-paneer-cheese-5184902-hero-01-f72b0ca6eba44ed8bb2ee1f5cb1d1c6a.jpg)
What Is Paneer Cheese?
![Gorgonzola Cheese](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/z_Dl7tW1WwTFhrJ099_GsIaKpnE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-gorgonzola-cheese-5184093-hero-01-1bdf210a1d124a44ae50065e349f9209.jpg)
Gorgonzola Cheese
![A wedge of Manchego cheese with four small slices](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/nomnGkM9X9gjLRL0jM-GdaQGIHM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-manchego-cheese-5184081-hero-01-c25b5497b9c243c5adaea23b123cb418.jpg)
Manchego Cheese
![fontina cheese slices and brick of cheese on marble surface](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/J6sseCBAGuVK3bXE6-Nzl7D6mYM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-fontina-cheese-5183657-01-ea7d6eb6ce60450c9d9ed9cc02d0e1fc.jpg)
Fontina Cheese
![Rose Jam](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/szhwvk7-Dk0cLa8fMPUric1Kbng=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Rose_Jam-7-60379135668d4edc9f79e4662fd93a42.jpg)
Rose Jam
![Bowls of various superfoods](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/RHZUEfMqqqz6w0pbeN4Db0BPTK4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/superfoods-that-live-up-to-their-claims-5076974-be0b6b4615d741a792478e4533480178.jpg)
Which Superfoods Are Worth It?
![merguez sausage on butcher paper](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/e8K6_NPh7rIFmIU0nmU0K5vkglI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-merguez-5218936-hero-01-44b69f2508a645ac8a3107040c15bac2.jpg)
What Is Merguez?
![Pizza dough](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/jDQ-xAUotfgfzQ6419AlvN4BkLI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/pizzadoughAlle12-3ce87009acee41cf85280c8c2a945b0a.jpg)
What Is 00 Flour?
![Comte cheese](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/tj-ulQWnNLkC7oMuumzd5SRa2Gk=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-comte-cheese-5185298-hero-01-1b2f7af30a65497897bc67154ada48ff.jpg)
What Is Comté Cheese?
![Dried long peppers on a white plate.](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/t4mMhAmUfp5EvJJuaIHkXaEuCS8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-long-pepper-5179236-01-487194b553ac4b35b13157d0a21b0a07.jpg)
What Is Long Pepper?
![Bottarga](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/gsHThY3G_W9y6mmn9TeZt5Ow9OA=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-bottarga-5114487-hero-01-b4341342078e426b9abf9d206adc2eb8.jpg)
What Is Bottarga?
![Tamarillo](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/WvyC3TZqddweMg1MPUS1DOISkQk=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/LuisDiazDevesa-3cf1c4e85485450ca9a5120366e55475.jpg)
What Is Tamarillo?
![Cotija Cheese](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/BAgtGU-jWjMrbIUJPb47vd0CxOA=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-cotija-cheese-5112806-Hero_01-708fe4d4c1a44857910eacf107034cc7.jpg)
Cotija Cheese
![Shiso leaves](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/IkI7kmPhUaG0IWtZ0aXJyO3NFp0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-are-shiso-leaves-5112607-hero-02-6de2e9be20f2433aa1f2051746dfbb64.jpg)
What Are Shiso Leaves?
![Colatura](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/645QBgQxJ56NgkljtZQTG0R55FE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/casafacilefelice-452f14f3eede4f5994e55b6baed0df68.jpg)
What Is Colatura?
![Calabrian Chiles](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/o-8SXC4W-miGoTGBGR3EMPeXLL4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-are-calabrian-chiles-5088564-hero-01-c07dfce90c5f47519eb5b21a34f0cf02.jpg)
What Are Calabrian Chiles?
![Mung bean sprouts](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/0apcMozxiVYVKgEiNfBcqvpzyqM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-are-mung-bean-sprouts-4783336-hero-07-bd2d3bc5df5b4047b65ab28ee77e7105.jpg)
What Are Mung Bean Sprouts?
![Gochujang](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/pkgeMlO6QOI9RLTi1MxxK811irA=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-gochujang-5220501-Hero_01-619e79c1912140d093a84973278bf618.jpg)
What is Gochujang?
![Lychee Jelly on Toast](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/Cii-_vwQKKi69ZH69mcWUj2z7T8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-928364996-91370f8ce75c4f75bbee853db9d6434d.jpg)
What Is Lychee Jelly?
![A small plate of matchstick-cut jicama, with a half and whole jicama in frame](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/gNuf3lIvwDFB4HuZIRj8GUQs98U=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SES-what-is-jicama-4781881-hero-01-0a2b4c13d05444ecbecebb308d875c85.jpg)
What Is Jicama?
![Rocoto pepper](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/g6ATRY_ehXTAL7DPG77BJMYSccI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/maxsol73-2381807cd9cd4844a6a190349f61fdcd.jpg)
What Is Rocoto Pepper?
![yuba](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/r3R0sbXTIIfkFd0yltumjGUe40s=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/YuanruLi-3b5f5fb2a5f74156bb0f28f23391c60f.jpg)
What Is Yuba?
![Masa Harina](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/2tk8JKFFyGbz8-03Hd8juuM2igg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-masa-harina-4778541-hero-01-83dc5554268547bf813b18bab94bf979.jpg)
What Is Masa Harina?
![manioc flour](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/hLFxkDIFGAWwfxTlcinNNtx_V84=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-152920110-e105aa49e5884d77ae9a4f8eb722e4c9.jpg)
What Is Manioc Flour?
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What Is Wasabi?
![Glass Noodles in a bowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/LNH8Nk2OtP4A2NfDqYTxwzqnOrw=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-are-glass-noodles-4800942-hero-01-eeb44d5b867b42cfa7188715f4d1074c.jpg)
What Are Glass Noodles?
![Pistachio bundt cake](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/tpTOntI6dle8YQDFYHavwOpe_yM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/aIMG_0732fc-56a6180a5f9b58b7d0dfe0a8.jpg)
13 Best Recipes Featuring Pistachios
![Gyros Doner Kebab](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/ZCkUi_4GvWZq6NjE4-uqR1j4W9U=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gyros-doner-kebab-184122806-582494e25f9b58d5b15af618.jpg)
Popular Shawarma Sauces
![Murgh musallam](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/9I1AdVlK4Dw1zes7vpWg7zIW-UE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/paneer-makhani-or-shahi-paneer-indian-food-670906899-5878ef725f9b584db3d890f4.jpg)
Indian Spiced Chicken
All About Sofrito: Origins, History, and Variations
![Chicken Adobo](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/XbQ3sere1bvL5UhjAapMBJYn7i4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-125383021-592597fd3df78cbe7e03ca39.jpg)
Adobo Seasoning: Description, Ingredients, and Recipes
![Two separate bowls of Sriracha sauce](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/n7DZtMiFqHpG-XVX4ILq-FLOlag=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sriracha-Sauce-GettyImages-509822896-58d5311a5f9b584683d8795f.jpg)
The History and Uses for Sriracha Sauce
![Ras el Hanout spices in a wooden bowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/AvH00oOD1cVtbjKrt6b-f3orkTs=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/easy-ras-el-hanout-simplified-version-2394676-3_preview-5b2bd68bff1b780037779e70.jpeg)
Easy Ras El Hanout
![Cumin seeds](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/06fcxM6KvhhWWh3mxC51XoVEoLM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-923788788-f1e51822c2f54eeab7eb969d6f0b7703.jpg)
Top Commonly Used Middle Eastern Spices and Herbs
![lemons packed with salt](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/eofWPKGI-fDnfrVn8kqLriezfWM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/preservedlemonsmakingGetty504843701-56d2cffa3df78cfb37d06ca6.jpg)
How To Make Moroccan Preserved Lemons
![South Indian fish curry](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/tt7ovTGA3ZVfTFfofSwBmOYI8-8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/south-indian-fish-curry-1957456-23_preview-5b290a893de4230036a9f6b6.jpeg)
Meen Kulambu: South Indian Fish Curry
![Spanish Chorizo](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/upfbThZbXREPM0fmPcarUZeiFQ8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/spanish-chorizo-121372625-5976af00aad52b00118d59a2.jpg)
What Is Chorizo?
![Cantonese Roast Duck](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/6Jk6bO1XiWmvOgt38hWZJ60BrXE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cantonese-roast-duck-694866-hero-01-78e1e92c2e4948a4b98ba23c0701d274.jpg)
Cantonese Roast Duck
![dhal puri](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/LDnr-5TAmeJSHQgBCM6vf3Ybei8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/dhal-puri-56cca0f63df78cfb37a1cced.jpg)
Caribbean Dhal Puri
![A bowl of Nama Shoyu.](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/QjrWKiD2Dr4Rc8r53WKp6c-rWl8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-nama-shoyu-3376440-1-6471ccad1f6342d48afac619c7c1f677.jpg)
What Is Nama Shoyu?
![Sesame Seed Dessert Balls (Jian Dui) on a platter and on a plate](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/jzmWtKRbA3zTHh4AgGsRoBX8HeI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sesame-seed-balls-694446-hero-01-b38c920d0f1b4c66bbea047af3cd9d5e.jpg)
Sesame Seed Dessert Balls (Jian Dui)
![Chadon Beni (Culantro)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/Lxe8bzODphEK0VCb8PHEtBBN1Ls=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sawtooth-herb-92173079-58892a3f5f9b5874eebce1d1.jpg)
Chadon Beni (Culantro)
![Masala gosht](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/P8E6QiT9GoniKkcsCzghXUXajj4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/masalagosht-56a5109d5f9b58b7d0dabef2.jpg)
Masala Gosht Indian Meat Curry
![A close-up of plated bananas on a table](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/3nsuN0ZD5P8BNCfo84T8gHVz19o=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-bananas-in-plate-on-table-675604551-588b9f1a3df78caebc609be9.jpg)
How Are Green Bananas Used in Caribbean Food?
![Fresh culantro resting on a counter](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/B6-Q9GI_Z56ITlarUNMvPCBhNbI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/is-culantro-the-same-as-cilantro-1807011_Hero_01-a3aea39ad321413593c162613b83a3ca.jpg)
What Is Culantro?
![Sofrito in a wooden bowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/CloCxa-90qezwlsFFXec2DdmcbI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-88168800-1--584b07c13df78c491e16442d.jpg)
Introduction to Latin Caribbean Culinary Tastes
![Dried fenugreek seeds](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/JQZ-2o2_pWYsAb6BhHdhMu-XBMk=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fenugreekseedsVeenaNair-07c658525a504d339c09b42b8366c9ac.jpg)
What Is Fenugreek?
![Yucca vegetable](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/oAVD3-kmVGvjeYxFpPziPOxSL6g=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-615148728-582c00935f9b58d5b13c52e8.jpg)
How to Cook With Caribbean Ground Provisions
![Sarson ka saag recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/r2_ZFjD0Fx8yjcIWS2IKjhtQjFE=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sarson-ka-saag-1957985-hero-01-7bb3c7be6bec456da4407eda0ef95707.jpg)
Punjabi Sarson Ka Saag