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Almond butter is one of the more trendy nut butters and is arguably one of the healthiest. Because of its distinctive flavor, you should avoid replacing it whenever possible. If you have no other options, here are some similar nut butters that might make good almond butter substitutes. Your best …
Peanut butter is one of the few foods that manages to be highly nutritious, tasty, and affordable all at the same time. You will be hard-pressed to find an alternative that provides all three of those characteristics. While it’s not easy to replace, here are a few of the best …
Almond butter is made from roasted and ground almonds, which are tree nuts that originated in Iran and the region around it. The best quality and simplest versions will consist entirely of almonds, but lesser products may have other ingredients. Its true origin appears to be unknown beyond its association …
Peanut butter as we know it in the modern world is made from roasted and ground peanuts. Peanuts most likely originated on the South American continent and were used by the Incas and Aztecs as both food and medicine. It should be noted that these early South Americans were likely …
Ssamjang and doenjang are two seasonings that you should keep in your kitchen if you plan to cook a lot of Korean food. They bring some of the same qualities to dishes, along with a few that are unique to each. Learn more about how ssamjang and doenjang compare to …
Toban djan and doubanjiang are two broad bean seasoning pastes made with chili peppers. They are two versions of the same paste, but they are not identical. They are made with the same or similar ingredients but can have different flavors and applications. In this SPICEography Showdown, we will compare …
Toban djan is another term for doubanjiang. This version of doubanjiang is most often associated with the Lee Kum Kee version of Sichuan’s favorite bean paste. Lee Kum Kee is a company from Hong Kong. If you are looking for alternatives, you have multiple options depending on what you are …
Toban djan is a broad bean paste that is effectively the same product as doubanjiang. Other names for the product include chili bean paste. The beans used to make toban djan are sometimes called fava beans. It shares the same history with doubanjiang, which is that it was supposedly invented …