Spice up your favourite dishes

1. Oyster Sauce

Maekrua's oyster sauce is a typical seasoning used in many Thai and Asian stir fry recipes. This is a top brand of Thai Oyster Sauce. It is not overly salty and has a nice and authentic flavour. Maekrua Brand is known for making Thailand's best stir-fry sauce and is a must-have for any Thai or Asian food fan. The Shell Shuan Shim award has been given to this product (which is similar to the Michelin stars awarded here). Other brands can use as well, but I chose this Maekrua because my mom used this brand before.

• Location: Every Asian Supermarket

2. SOY SAUCE

Mushroom Soy Sauce is an ideal source for ordinary soy sauce. This mushroom-infused soy sauce from 'Healthy Boy,' a well-known Thai company, is outstanding in stir-fries and Thai soups. For a unique Thai flavour, blend it with various varieties of soy, chili, or oyster sauce. There are a lot of kinds of Soy sauce, I chose mushroom soy sauce because in my opinion mushrooms can add deliciousness to any dish. However, if you can't find this type, you can buy any type from this Healthy Boy.

• Location: Every Asian Supermarket

3. FISH SAUCE

Thai fish sauce, like much of Asian cuisine, is an essential component in Thai cookery. It is used widely in practically all Thai cuisine and has a  transparent reddish-golden brown colour. It's commonly used as a fish and meat marinade, as well as a condiment when combined with fresh chiles and lime juice. If you visit Thailand, you may notice it on restaurant tables, where it is traditionally added to meals in the same manner that salt and pepper are used in the United States.

• Location: Every Asian Supermarket

4. Seasoning Sauce

The secret ingredient in many Thai dishes is Golden Mountain seasoning sauce. Despite its lack of popularity in the Western country, it has been used in Thailand for over a century in a variety of cuisines, particularly stir-fries.

Golden mountain sauce, like soy sauce, is mostly made out of fermented soybeans and salt. It has a distinct flavour from soy sauce, being somewhat saltier with a tinge of sweetness (it does contain sugar). This sauce does not include MSG, although the Thais do add a preservative and a 'flavour enhancer' in tiny portions (similar to MSG but without the negative effects).

• Location: Every Asian Supermarket