{"id":7975,"date":"2022-05-02T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/?p=7975"},"modified":"2025-01-20T16:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:09:29","slug":"groceries-from-the-toko-this-should-not-be-missed-in-vegetarian-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/en\/boodschappen-uit-de-toko-dit-mag-niet-ontbreken-in-de-vegetarische-keuken\/","title":{"rendered":"Groceries from the toko: this should not be missed in vegetarian cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At thegreenlist.nl<\/em> we love vegetarian Asian cuisine, but choosing the right ingredients for it can be a challenge. At the toko or Asian wholesaler, there is so much choice. Prickles! But there is help: David helps you on your way with his favourites from the toko. Bookmark this article and next time you'll speed through the shop and find all the goodies in no time!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I go to the toko and take...<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The toko and Asian wholesalers are not necessarily known as sustainable shops. Products from faraway places and then often packed in quite a lot of plastic do not necessarily deserve the sustainable top prize. But there is another side: many products have a long shelf life or you can freeze them, which means you don't have to waste anything and can use them for a long time. And oi oi oi, vegetarian Asian cuisine is one of our favourites, though. I'll take you to the toko and Asian wholesale!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At Amazing Oriental<\/a>, one of my favourite Asian shops.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable: frozen food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What you find in tok shops and Asian wholesalers are lots of rows of freezers containing all kinds of frozen products, including herbs and spices. I find this very handy, because I also freeze many herbs directly at home. In the past, herbs often got lost in the vegetable drawer of the fridge. This doesn't happen to me any more. When I start cooking, I only take the amount of herbs I need and the rest remains frozen. So I work directly with frozen herbs and this way I no longer waste herbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping at the toko<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most Dutch people do not visit a toko or Asian supermarket every day and that makes shopping difficult. There is so much choice; so many products you don't know or whose labels you can't read. With this, you run the risk of buying the wrong things that don't come in handy at home and that's not really convenient nor sustainable. Especially for those people who could use some help in the kitchen, I offer help! Musthaves <\/em>from the toko, the groceries not to be missed in vegetarian and plant-based cooking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping list: things to look out for in the toko<\/h2>\n\n\n\n