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When it comes to Asian cuisine, do you know which type reigns supreme? For a dedicated foodie like me, it’s a risible task at hand to answer that question. Come to think of it, and it’s difficult because there’s no proper answer to it. How do you conclude whether which Asian country has the best cuisine? Could it be a green curry from Thailand or a chicken adobo from the Philippines<\/span><\/strong><\/a>? Can you compare a Vietnamese com tam to a Cambodian delicacy, beef loc lac? The answer my friends is next to impossible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far Eastern cuisine is a food lover\u2019s heaven. In my opinion, there is no bad food anywhere in Asia and is popular in all corners of the world. Many people travel to the Far East countries to experience it’s authentic flavours, and cuisine and is a key component of any trip. Far eastern cuisine has a way of displaying its history and culture, and Asian cuisine is all about that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oriental Cuisine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oriental cuisine is referred to Asian cooking from the Far East and are well known around the world. Oriental cuisine covers many techniques of cooking, and the food hinges on its region. Therefore it could be Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Philippines, Cambodian or Mongolian. Varying the type of food from each country counts as “Oriental cuisine”. There are many types of Asian cuisine and many regions has unique methods of preparing food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Essentials of Asian Cuisines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rice is a staple food in Asian cuisines. Besides rice, a variety of noodles and bread includes in their meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curries\nare one of the widely consumed cuisines of the Far East. Mainly in Thailand,\nLaos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and\nSouth-West Asia like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Coconut milk is used in\nabundance to make the gravies or the sauces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare lots of flavours, herbs and even sauces are used in Far Eastern cooking to\nbring in that authenticity of a dish. Ginger and garlic are used in all most\nall cuisines in the world and is the main ingredient here too, the same goes\nwith chilli peppers, chillies are common in many dishes. Soy sauce and fish\nsauce is widely used to flavour their food, hence giving it that salty, savoury\ntaste that we all love! Two unique flavours are used in Asian cuisine, is\ngalangal and lemongrass, it’s locally sourced and very rarely used in the other\nparts of the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nis a mix of herbs that are commonly used in the Far Eastern cuisine, sweet\nbasil, Thai basil and mint are the most common. These herbs are available\nthroughout the region. Just like the basil, Citrus flavours also take a\nprominent place in Asian cuisine. They make use of the entire lime tree, the juice\nof the fruit, zest, pulp and even the leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking in Asia is somewhat a social matter, as the ladies gather to discuss how their day was and share the cooking. The recipes which are unique and guarded as family secrets and handed down for generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Best of Far Eastern Cuisine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Asian cuisine is the most humble of all. The food is all about flavour and culture and Far eastern cuisine brings it in bucket loads! Here are a few destinations that offer some of the best dishes in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THAILAND<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Thailand<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is a blissful paradise for those who love food. When it comes to Far eastern cuisine, the best place to fill out your appetite is, Thailand as it is one of the capitals of cuisine in the world, and is known for its spicy dishes. The more interior you go, the more diverse and spicier the food becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guay Teow <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A popular Thai dish and can be found everywhere. Guay Teow a noodle soup and made with chicken, pork, or beef in either rice noodles or egg noodles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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