For the home cook who is new to Taiwanese cooking, this customizable gift set pulls together the pantry essentials you need to get started.

Su Chili Crisp is small-batched from a three-generations-old recipe. Its low salt content means you can add mild heat and aroma to your dish without changing the underlying seasoning. Learn about each flavor:

• Mala
• Cilantro
• Five Spice

Vinegar is used to add acidity to classic Taiwanese dishes like dan zai noodles. Wu Yin naturally ferments their vinegars from local rice and wheatgrass sprouted in-house. Learn about each kind:

• Taiwanese Black Vinegar
• Seasoned Rice Vinegar

Sesame oil in Taiwanese cooking can act as a dressing in dishes like pork rib soup or play the star role in dishes like sesame oil chicken. Dong He cold presses their sesame oil to retain as much pure sesame flavor as possible. Learn about each kind:

• White Sesame Oil
• Black Sesame Oil

Firewood Soy Paste is a uniquely Taiwanese condiment made by thickening soy sauce with glutinous rice and sugar. It's used to glaze stir fries, marinate meats, or dip danbing 蛋餅 (Taiwanese egg crepe). 

Finally, for your kitchen snacking convenience, we've also included Dried Wax Apple, a chewy fruit snack with herbaceous flavor and mild tartness.

Everything is packed in a technicolor box inspired by the ga ji dai. Designed by our friends O.OO, this silkscreened box is printed with 雲海嚴選, our name in Chinese, calligraphed for us by Taiwanese typographer Joe Chang.

For the prolific home cook or chef off-duty looking for a wider variety of Taiwanese ingredients, consider the Deluxe Pantry Essentials bundle.

Specifications and Dimensions

Estimated Gross Weight: 5.7 lbs / 2.6 kg 

Ga Ji Dai Box Dimensions: 18.5” L x 12.2” W x 5.1” H / 47 cm L x 31 cm W x 13 cm H