Chinese PantryThe sauces and aromatics, and the technique that defines the cooking.KitchenThe core store cupboard for everyday Chinese cooking.SaucesLight soy — for seasoningDark soy — for colourShaoxing wineRice vinegarOyster sauceToasted sesame oil — finishing onlyAromaticsGinger, garlic, spring onionDried chilliSichuan peppercornStar aniseTechniquePrep everything firstVery high heatCook in small batchesVelveting: cornflour and egg white on meatLight and dark soy are not interchangeable: light seasons, dark colours.Using dark alone makes food salty and almost black.Chinese Pantrylearnposters.com
Chinese Pantry — printable food wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Chinese Pantry poster

14 entries in 3 groups.

The core store cupboard for everyday Chinese cooking.

Light and dark soy are not interchangeable: light seasons, dark colours. Using dark alone makes food salty and almost black.

Questions about the Chinese Pantry poster

What’s on the Chinese Pantry poster?
14 entries in 3 groups. The core store cupboard for everyday Chinese cooking. Sauces: Light soy — for seasoning, Dark soy — for colour, Shaoxing wine, Rice vinegar…; Aromatics: Ginger, garlic, spring onion, Dried chilli, Sichuan peppercorn, Star anise; Technique: Prep everything first, Very high heat, Cook in small batches, Velveting: c…. Light and dark soy are not interchangeable: light seasons, dark colours. Using dark alone makes food salty and almost black.
Who is the Chinese Pantry poster for?
Chinese Pantry belongs to the Kitchen section rather than to a school year, because food is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning cuisines can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Chinese Pantry poster?
Everything must be prepared before the wok gets hot. Stir-frying leaves no time to chop. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Chinese Pantry belongs on the wall where that food work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Chinese Pantry?
Breads, French Foundations and Indian Spice Box sit alongside Chinese Pantry in the Kitchen section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.BreadsFrench FoundationsIndian Spice Box
Is the Chinese Pantry poster free to download and print?
Yes. Chinese Pantry downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Kitchen section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Chinese Pantry poster print at?
Chinese Pantry is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Chinese Pantry loses nothing.Printing guide

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