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If you need a particular ingredient and need the best substitute, then this is the place. Each substitute is given from my experience as a professional chef.

Do you want to cook a Caribbean classic? Then realized you couldn’t find scotch bonnet peppers anywhere? Don’t worry, this has happened to me before, and luckily there are a lot of excellent scotch bonnet pepper substitutes to choose one. As a chef who has used Scotch bonnet peppers a lot, I understand the important …

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Need a quick substitute for porcini mushrooms? As a professional chef, this has happened to me many times in the kitchen. Over the years, I’ve tested a wide range of mushrooms for various recipes. Luckily, there are many heavy umami-flavored mushrooms like porcini. This gives us some excellent substitutes. Since porcini mushrooms are often used …

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Shiitake mushrooms have become more popular for their distinctly savory taste and many health benefits. But they can still be challenging to source in some areas, especially fresh shiitake mushrooms.  That being said, I’m going to share with you my go-to shiitake substitutes I use whenever my supplier runs out.  What are Shiitake Mushrooms? Shiitake …

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