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MikeG Apr 21, 2012 06:35 AM

Chinese baking powder?

I mistakenly grabbed a bag of Lion Brand "Dried Baking Powder" in the store yesterday and didn't notice until I got home. I don't have a scanner/camera and can barely parse Chinese characters so I can't post its Chinese name, but it's slightly granular, like fine table salt, rather than the floury texture of Euro/American baking powder. Anyone know exactly what this stuff is, or failing that, for what/how it's used?

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    fourunder Apr 21, 2012 07:31 AM

    meat tenderizing.

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    1. re: fourunder
      MikeG Apr 21, 2012 07:42 AM

      Aha - that thought vaguely crossed my mind because of the texture. So it's basically extra fine granulated sodium bicarbonate?

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