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        Bouillon - Chicken

        Curry Powder

        Garlic Powder

        Monosodium Glutamate
        MSG

        Pepper - Black

        Pepper - White

        Prickly Ash Powder (aka Sichuan Pepper - the spice that makes your tongue go numb)

        Salt

        Spiced Salt

 

Chicken Bouillon has this on the label:
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Chinese Chicken Bouillon - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

Curry Powder - David won't eat it but you might:
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Chinese Curry Powder in a bottle - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

Garlic Powder has this on the label:
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Chinese Garlic Powder in a bottle - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

Monosodium Glutamate - You don't want to confuse this with salt or sugar:
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Don't let the 'Gourmet Powder' label fool you, this is Chinese Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)  - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

This is what you might find on the  black pepper label:
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Chinese Ground Black Pepper in a bottle - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

And here's the white pepper label:
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Chinese Ground White Pepper in a bottle - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

Prickly Ash Powder/ Sichuan Pepper makes your tongue go numb:
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Chinese Prickly Ash (or Sichuan Pepper) Powder in a bottle - It'll make your tongue go numb - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

Here's what you might find on the salt label:
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Sea Salt in Chinese in it's own grinder topped bottle - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

Spiced Salt:
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Chinese Spiced Salt Powder - a combination of pepper and salt - Grocery shopping in China - Spices

 

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