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by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesiaSouth Asia BangladeshIndiaNepalSri LankaSoutheast Asia CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysia MyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnamTraders from Indonesia, India, China, and the Middle East have all influenced Malay cooking, which can be quite varied because of the ethnic mix of the country. Ethnic Malays are Muslim and do not eat pork, which, however, is popular among ethnic Chinese. Ethnic Indians tend to be Hindus who do not eat beef. Common ingredients: seafood, beef, chicken, lamb rice, coconut, banana, papaya, guava, sweet potatoes, spices Popular dishes: spicy coconut milk soup; satay (grilled kebab of marinated chicken, beef, or mutton); spring rolls with chicken and shrimp; noodles; banana porridge; lamb in yogurt More Information: Infoplease Atlas: Malaysia Country Profile: Malaysia More Asian-American Features
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Traders from Indonesia, India, China, and the Middle East have all influenced Malay cooking, which can be quite varied because of the ethnic mix of the country. Ethnic Malays are Muslim and do not eat pork, which, however, is popular among ethnic Chinese. Ethnic Indians tend to be Hindus who do not eat beef.
Asian Foods Guide
Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures.
- Introduction
East Asia
- ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibet
Pacific Region
- FijiHawaiiPapua New GuineaPolynesia
South Asia
- BangladeshIndiaNepalSri Lanka
Southeast Asia
- CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysia MyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam
Common ingredients:
seafood, beef, chicken, lamb rice, coconut, banana, papaya, guava, sweet potatoes, spices
Popular dishes:
spicy coconut milk soup; satay (grilled kebab of marinated chicken, beef, or mutton); spring rolls with chicken and shrimp; noodles; banana porridge; lamb in yogurt
More Information:
- Infoplease Atlas: Malaysia Country Profile: Malaysia
More Asian-American Features
.com/spot/asianfoods12.html
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Our Common Sources
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- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
