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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 CambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailand VietnamBalance between dishes is a hallmark of Thai cooking. Spicy curries contrast with soup or a vegetable dish. Courses are served all at once to allow diners to take turns eating varied foods. Common ingredients: fish, chicken, meat, rice, coconut milk, peanuts, curry, cardamom, coriander, ginger, turmeric, garlic, chili pepper Popular dishes: ground beef with onions wrapped in fried bread; chicken with lemon grass curry; crab-fried rice; meat satay (marinated and grilled meat on sticks); cucumber salad More Information: Infoplease Atlas: Thailand Country Profile: Thailand More Asian-American Features

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Balance between dishes is a hallmark of Thai cooking. Spicy curries contrast with soup or a vegetable dish. Courses are served all at once to allow diners to take turns eating varied foods.

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

Thailand

  • Vietnam

Common ingredients:

fish, chicken, meat, rice, coconut milk, peanuts, curry, cardamom, coriander, ginger, turmeric, garlic, chili pepper

ground beef with onions wrapped in fried bread; chicken with lemon grass curry; crab-fried rice; meat satay (marinated and grilled meat on sticks); cucumber salad

More Information:

  • Infoplease Atlas: Thailand Country Profile: Thailand

More Asian-American Features

.com/spot/asianfoods22.html

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Our Common Sources

Our Common Sources

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  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales