Asian Condiments and Candies

Los Angeles Magazine dining editor Lesley Bargar highlights savory Asian sweets and condiments. The current issue, currently available on newsstands, features the Asian Food Lovers' Guide to LA and includes the best of Asian noodles, dumplings, condiments, candies, markets and more.

Candies:

Botan Rice Candy: sweet flavor; thin rice paper wrapper that melts in your mouth

Black Sesame: smoky chews from China

Kasugai Grape Gummies: heart-shaped gummies from Korea

Men's Pocky: bittersweet chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks

Condiments:

Kewpie mayonnaise - Kewpie doll jar with mayonnaise inside

Gochujang - Korean fermented red pepper paste

Music break: The Way I Want To Be by the Village Green