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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 CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnamThe thousands of islands sprinkled through the South Pacific that comprise Polynesia have their own local cooking traditions, but they all make use of plentiful seafood and fruit. Hawaiian cooking is the best known example of Polynesian cuisine in the United States. Common ingredients: seafood, pork, chicken, nuts, tropical fruits Popular dishes: hearts of palm; breadfruit; roasted fish; roasted kukui nuts More Information: Encyclopedia: PolynesiaMore Asian-American Features

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The thousands of islands sprinkled through the South Pacific that comprise Polynesia have their own local cooking traditions, but they all make use of plentiful seafood and fruit. Hawaiian cooking is the best known example of Polynesian cuisine in the United States.

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

  • CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandVietnam

Common ingredients:

seafood, pork, chicken, nuts, tropical fruits

hearts of palm; breadfruit; roasted fish; roasted kukui nuts

More Information:

  • Encyclopedia: Polynesia

More Asian-American Features

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