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Savory: The Elements of Flavor

A dish tastes almost right, but something’s missing. Learn how soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil work together to build savory flavor.

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Oyster sauce, explained

There’s more to oyster sauce than a salty spoonful. Learn how to choose it, cook with it, and find a substitute when needed.

Not all sesame oil is equal

A little goes a long way. Learn how to choose, store, and use sesame oil without letting it take over your dish.

The universal brown sauce

Bring a familiar restaurant flavor to your kitchen. Learn to make the brown sauce that ties so many Chinese dishes together.

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Bring the techniques together in this Mastery Recipe.

Soy Sauce Chicken Wings

Get to know your soy sauces through a dish worth sharing. Practice balancing savory flavor with these chicken wings.

Making substitutions work, without losing the flavor.

“For example, I was following a recipe from Vegan Youtuber trying to make a beef and broccoli dish but with tofu instead of beef. The flavor was salty, lacked complexity, and overall a very bleh dish... but with what I learned from the Canto Cooking course, I was able to fix the flavor and make it taste great! My wife loved the dish and took it to work for lunch the next day!”

GaryA home cook making a tofu-for-beef swap work

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I have always liked cooking, and I am always looking for ways to improve, especially with cooking Chinese dishes. Chinese dishes are my favorite, and when I make them I feel they aren't quite there. The Canto Cooking Club has really been helping me improve! For example, I was following a recipe from Vegan Youtuber trying to make a beef and broccoli dish but with tofu instead of beef. The flavor was salty, lacked complexity, and overall a very bleh dish... but with what I learned from the Canto Cooking course, I was able to fix the flavor and make it taste great! My wife loved the dish and took it to work for lunch the next day! I am still learning and I really think this course will up my Chinese dishes.

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