Welcome to the Herb Pantry — an A–Z of kitchen herbs from the Chinese food-as-medicine tradition. These are not pharmacy herbs; they are ingredients you can cook with, buy at Asian markets or online, and keep next to your spices.
We’re building this library entry by entry. Each one covers what the herb is, its flavor and nature in tradition, how to cook with it, where to buy it, and who should be careful with it.
Coming soon — first entries
- Goji Berry 枸杞
- Red Date (Jujube) 红枣
- Ginger 生姜
- Chinese Yam 山药
- Chrysanthemum 菊花
- Black Sesame 黑芝麻
- Lotus Seed 莲子
- Longan 龙眼
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