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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 CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingapore ThailandVietnamA cosmopolitan city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore has a mixed population of Chinese, Indians, Malays, and some Europeans. Each ethnic group has its own food traditions. Muslim food comes in both Malay and Indian styles, while vegetarian food is cooked according to both Chinese and Hindu recipes. Nasi padang, a cooking style from the Indonesian island of Sumatra is also popular. A national cuisine, Peranaken, is developing. A blend of Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, and Malay cooking, it commonly uses coconut milk. Common ingredients: seafood, beef, chicken, pork, tropical fruits, vegetables Popular dishes: barbecued sting ray on banana leaves; chili crabs; deep fried baby squid; mutton soup; lemon rice; banana porridge More Information: Infoplease Atlas: Singapore Country Profile: Singapore More Asian-American Features
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A cosmopolitan city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore has a mixed population of Chinese, Indians, Malays, and some Europeans. Each ethnic group has its own food traditions. Muslim food comes in both Malay and Indian styles, while vegetarian food is cooked according to both Chinese and Hindu recipes. Nasi padang, a cooking style from the Indonesian island of Sumatra is also popular. A national cuisine, Peranaken, is developing. A blend of Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, and Malay cooking, it commonly uses coconut milk.
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
- CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingapore ThailandVietnam
Common ingredients:
seafood, beef, chicken, pork, tropical fruits, vegetables
Popular dishes:
barbecued sting ray on banana leaves; chili crabs; deep fried baby squid; mutton soup; lemon rice; banana porridge
More Information:
- Infoplease Atlas: Singapore Country Profile: Singapore
More Asian-American Features
.com/spot/asianfoods19.html
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Our Common Sources
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- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
