Chinese seasonings

Oyster sauce

Tobanjan / chili bean paste

Spicy paste made of chili and fermented broad beans.

Chili garlic sauce can be substituted, yet tobanjan has a deeper taste.

Tochijan / black bean paste

For mapo tofu, steamed fish.

Intense, deep flavor. Do not overuse.

XO sauce

Versatile sauce for stir-fry.