Now, many of you may have noticed that many of the recipes on here are Oriental style. Well, that's mainly because I really like oriental food, mainly Chinese food, but I'm pretty open to the whole Asian food group. I've used a many different seasonings in the various stir-fries some I liked and some I didn't so much.

Soy sauce: This is your basic oriental seasoning. If someone says Chinese food most people think soy sauce. It's brown and it's salty and it tastes real good. Funny thing is that people who think that other soy products are nasty have no problems with soy sauce. Strange.
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Wasabi: This isn't so much a condiment as a dare. It's a green paste that's grated horseradish and when it's done right it's like eating flavorful molten lead. It is also used to coat peas for a crunchy snack which I don't like, but plop a glob and mix it up with my soy sauce and I'm ready for sushi. It does lose half a point for that pea thing...
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Teriyaki Sauce: I was introduced to this many years ago at Epcot Center. I got a Teriyaki Chicken and it was the best thing I had ever tasted. This makes a great marinade, no matter what you are cooking. I really can't describe the taste other to say it tastes like Teriyaki sauce. A lot of help that is, huh?
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Five Spice: Anise, ginger, cinnamon, fennel and black pepper according to the bottle I bought. There is something about this combo that is uniquely oriental. It tastes good but I really don't miss it if it's not used.
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