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36 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:Maybe @liuzhou has something to say about the use of peanut butter in Chinese food.
Not a lot.
It's not that common, but Skippy is available and there are Chinese brands, too. It is used in noodles sometimes, yes. However, the most common use here is in SE Asian style saté sauce and is used as a dip.
More here.
Here is a screen shot of a peanut and sesame sauce (with computer translation) from my local delivery app. First time I've seen it!
32 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:Maybe @liuzhou has something to say about the use of peanut butter in Chinese food.
Not a lot.
It's not that common, but Skippy is available and there are Chinese brands, too. It is used in noodles sometimes, yes. However, the most common use here is in SE Asian style saté sauce and is used as a dip.
More here.
Here is a screen shot of a peatnut and sesame sauce (with computer translation) from my local delivery app. First time I've seen it!
28 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:Maybe @liuzhou has something to say about the use of peanut butter in Chinese food.
Not a lot.
It's not that common, but Skippy is available and there are Chinese brands, too. It is used in noodles sometimes, yes. However, the most common use here is in SE Asian style saté sauce and is used as a dip.
More here.
13 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:Maybe @liuzhou has something to say about the use of peanut butter in Chinese food.
Not a lot.
It's not that common, but Skippy is available and there are Chinese brands, too. It is used in noodles sometimes, yes but I've never seen it combined with sesame. However, the most common use here is in SE Asian style saté sauce and is used as a dip.
More here.
