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Chinese Ketchup - Lee Kum Kee


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Does anyone know where I can purchase Chinese Ketchup, specifically the Lee Kum Kee brand?

I've looked online not luck. E-mailed Lee Kum Kee, no response.Or maybe a comparable brand.

I can't stand the "American ketchup" in Chinese dishes. I've been using tomato puree, recommend in a cookbook. Which works well, but I'd like to try using Chinese ketchup if possible. Jen Lin-Liu recommended it in her book Server the People.

I don't use it in Sweet & Sour dishes, but some other dishes such as Sichuan Chile Prawns/Shrimp. I find it adds color and some thickness to the sauce more than flavor, at least the Tomato Puree does.

I might go to NYC in a few weeks so I might try searching there in China-Town.

Thanks.

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Try www.asianFoodGrocer.com If it doesn't show on the web site give them a call, they might have ir in stock but not on line.

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I don't believe there is such a thing as "Chinese ketchup". The ketchup you find in the USA, e.g. Heinz, may just be a bit too vinegary and salty for use in cooking Chinese food. I think you can use something like Del Monte's tomato sauce instead of specifically the LKK ketchup.

Del Monte's Tomato Sauce

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