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Huy Fong Sambal Oelek

Huy Fong Sambal Oelek Review

A Sambal is an Indonesian and Malaysian culinary paste made with fresh Chili. The simplest, known as a Sambal Oelek (or Sambal Ulek), is based on nothing more than fresh red chili ground with salt. This basic preparation is the starting point for many, many more complex varieties featuring all sorts of ingredients like ginger, garlic, lime juice, or shrimp paste (to name just a few).

The Huy Fong Foods Company is already well known for its famous Sriracha Sauce which graces many restaurant tables worldwide. It is especially recognizable by the same ‘Cock’ Logo seen on the Sambal Oelek jar above. In many ways, Huy Fong’s Sambal Oelek is actually a better product than the Srircha Sauce as it has a much fresher taste. It also contains very little in the way of additional flavorings and is thus much more versatile and useful to the home cook.

Litehouse Freeze-dried Lemon Grass Review

I have purchased and used a number of freeze-dried herb products from Litehhouse™ Foods. Their Sage and Parsley are of decent quality, if not especially remarkable, and I have purchased those more than once. Unfortunately, I have yet to come across a commercially produce dried Lemongrass that was really worth the money, and this version from Litehouse™ is no better.

InnovAsian Cuisine Potstickers Review

InnovAsian Cuisine™ markets several different frozen Asian food products, including a range of dumplings somewhat erroneously referred to as ‘Potstickers’. They can indeed, be cooked and served in the manner of ‘Potstickers’ or ‘Gyoza’, but the manufacturers suggest four different ways to cook them, with microwaving being the preferred method. In this review, the dumplings are tested by cooking them using all four of the methods….

Go Veggie! Parmesan Style Topping Review

This Go Veggie! Parmesan Cheese substitute has received many good reviews from the Vegan and Vegetarian community, but has been less highly praised by those who enjoy the real thing.

I can certainly respect the choices of those who do not consume dairy, or other animal products, for health or ethical reasons, but, at the same time, I feel sorry for anyone who needs to resort to artificial soy-based cheese products such as this. I had one experience with this ‘Parmesan Style Topping’… there will not be another.