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Wasabi
Found as a green paste and eaten mixed with Soy as an accompaniment to Sushi. Wasabi has a punchy, powerful...
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Water Chestnuts
Water chestnuts are generally used by the Chinese, to grind into a flour. They are used as a thickener and...
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Water Mimosa
An aquatic plant that looks very much like a fern. The edible fronds have a sour taste and are used...
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White Fungus
Regarded as a medicinal tonic food that benefits the recovery from ailments such as liver disease. It looks much like...
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Winged Beans
Pretty beans with four ruffles along their sides. Best served in stir fries or blanched and served with dips like...
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Winter Melon
Used mainly to create a delicious crystallised sweet called petha in India and puhul dosi in Sri Lanka. It is...
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Wonton
Known as 'swallowing clouds' in Chinese cuisine, wontons are stuffed parcels, often found in soups. The wonton pastry skins are...
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Wood Ear Fungus
The frilly, brownish clumps of translucent tissue resemble billowing clouds. It is mostly sold dried and can be reconstituted...
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