{"id":978,"date":"2012-06-18T15:25:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T22:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?page_id=978"},"modified":"2015-01-08T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T00:22:34","slug":"the-cupboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Right Next to the Stove"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>In the cupboard next to the stove and above the spices we keep all the bottles that make for juicy cooking. Somehow this cupboard keeps getting fuller and fuller!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oils<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Olive Oil<\/strong> &#8211; We use this for everything.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><b>Coconut Oil <\/b>&#8211; This is how we deep fry. Also used in anything that a little hint of coconut sounds good with. I think it is the healthiest oil to cook with.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Sesame Oil\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; LOVE sesame oil! It is so good in Asian dressings and stir fries.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Mustard Oil<\/strong> &#8211; Used in <a title=\"Paneer Achari\" href=\"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/indian-recipes\/paneer-achari\/\">achari<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Jhal Moodi\" href=\"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/indian-recipes\/chaat\/jal-mudi\/\">jhal moodi<\/a>, and\u00a0Bengali cooking.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Salty\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Soy Sauce or Tamari<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Soy has wheat, tamari is wheat free. I use them interchangeably.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Dark Soy Sauce<\/strong> &#8211; I use\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001FB6B0G\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001FB6B0G&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mayabugs-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pearl River Bridge Superior Dark Soy Sauce<\/a><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001FB6B0G\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0and love it. They also have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00064KKSW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00064KKSW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mayabugs-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">mushroom version<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00064KKSW\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0that is great.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Kecap Manis <\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000249E6A\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000249E6A&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mayabugs-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Indonesian Sweet Soy Sauce<\/a>) &#8211;\u00a0To die for! Sweet and thick. Used in Indonesian cooking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Maggi\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000GHEGC\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0000GHEGC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mayabugs-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Maggi Seasoning Sauce<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0000GHEGC\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>)- Soy based but with a unique flavor. Used in vegetarian Vietnamese and Thai cooking. Tastes kinda like Braggs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Vegetarian Oyster Sauce<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005XNKITW\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B005XNKITW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mayabugs-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B005XNKITW\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>)- Substitute for regular oyster sauce.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vinegars &amp; Cooking Wine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>White Vinegar<\/strong> &#8211; Especially for marinating onions as a Indian condiment. Also used in achari and other dishes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Rice Vinegar<\/strong> &#8211; Good vinegar for Asian dressings and other Asian dishes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Balsamic Vinegar<\/strong> &#8211; For salad dressings and glazes. Oh and great with extra virgin olive oil and a crusty loaf of bread.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Red Wine Vinegar<\/strong> &#8211; Great for salads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Black Vinegar <\/strong>&#8211; Great for Chinese dipping sauces. I tried a random brand and found it totally unpalatable, so ended up ordering\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0000D198T\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0000D198T&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mayabugs-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chinkiang Vinegar<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0000D198T\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0on Amazon. I don&#8217;t know if it is the real deal, but it tastes 10 times better to my palate!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Apple Vinegar <\/strong>&#8211; Great in dressings and <a title=\"Apple Vinegar\" href=\"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?s=apple+vinegar&amp;submit=Search\" target=\"_blank\">other recipes<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Rice Wine<\/strong> &#8211; For Chinese dishes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Mirin<\/strong> &#8211; Japanese sweet rice wine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Pomegranate Molasses<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003TQQKFQ\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003TQQKFQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mayabugs-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003TQQKFQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>)- I can eat this stuff from the bottle! I&#8217;ve used it in this <a title=\"Fesenjan &amp; Sabzi Polow (Persian Pomegranate Walnut Stew &amp; Herb Rice)\" href=\"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/persian-recipes\/fesenjan-sabzi-polow-persian-pomegranate-walnut-stew-herb-rice\/\">Fesenjan<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Liquid Smoke (hickory)<\/strong> &#8211; A drop for a smokey flavor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>Vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Great little ingredient for <a title=\"Worcestershire Sauce\" href=\"http:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?s=Worcestershire&amp;submit=Search\" target=\"_blank\">random recipes<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the cupboard next to the stove and above the spices we keep all the bottles that make for juicy cooking. Somehow this cupboard keeps getting fuller and fuller! Oils Olive Oil &ndash; We use this for everything. Coconut Oil &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2465,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"amazonpipp_noncename":"","amazon-product-isactive":"","amazon-product-single-asin":"","amazon-product-content-location":"","amazon-product-content-hook-override":"2","amazon-product-excerpt-hook-override":"3","amazon-product-singular-only":"","amazon-product-amazon-desc":"","amazon-product-show-gallery":"","amazon-product-show-features":"","amazon-product-newwindow":"3","amazon-product-show-list-price":"","amazon-product-show-used-price":"","amazon-product-show-saved-amt":"","amazon-product-timestamp":"","amazon-product-new-title":"","amazon-product-use-cartURL":"","amazon_featured_post_meta_key":"","_amazon_featured_alt":"","amazon-product-template":"","_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-978","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Right Next to the Stove - Mayabugs&#039;s Recipes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/\",\"name\":\"Right Next to the Stove - Mayabugs&#039;s Recipes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001FB6B0G\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-06-18T22:25:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-01-09T00:22:34+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001FB6B0G\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001FB6B0G\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bugsy&#8217;s Pantry\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Right Next to the Stove\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Mayabugs&#039;s Recipes\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Right Next to the Stove - Mayabugs&#039;s Recipes","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/","url":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/","name":"Right Next to the Stove - Mayabugs&#039;s Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001FB6B0G","datePublished":"2012-06-18T22:25:58+00:00","dateModified":"2015-01-09T00:22:34+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001FB6B0G","contentUrl":"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=mayabugs-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001FB6B0G"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/the-cupboard\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bugsy&#8217;s Pantry","item":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/ingredients\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Right Next to the Stove"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/","name":"Mayabugs&#039;s Recipes","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=978"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6638,"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/978\/revisions\/6638"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayabugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}