Cambodian cuisine distinctive and complex spice blend called "kroeung." Other ingredients for kroeung used by Khmers in America are lemongrass, turmeric powder, garlic, prahok, and lemon leaf. This is an important aromatic paste commonly used in Cambodian cooking. Many vegetables used in Khmer cuisine are also used in Chinese cuisine. Vegetables such as winter melon, bitter melon, luffa, water spinach and yardlong beans can be found in soups and stews. Oriental squash can be stewed, stir fried or sweetened and steamed with coconut milk as a dessert. Vegetables like mushrooms, cabbage, baby corn, bamboo shoots, fresh ginger, "kai-lan" ("Chinese kale"), snow peas,
Chili powder the primary flavor ingredient in chili con carne. Chili powder is sometimes known by the specific type of chili pepper used. Varieties of chili peppers used to make chili powder include Aleppo, ancho, cayenne, chipotle, chile de árbol, Cheongyang, jalapeño, Korean red, New Mexico, pasilla, and piri piri chili peppers. "Gochugaru" ( or "gochu-garu"), which literally translates as "chili powder", is chili powder or flakes used in Korean cuisine. Traditionally made from sun-dried Korean red chili peppers known as "taeyang-cho", the chili powder or flakes has a complex flavor profile with spicy, sweet, and slightly smoky tastes, and heat level