Yum Yum Asia

When the flavours of sweet, sour, salty and tangy are balanced and when used cleverly in Thai cooking, you can feel you taste bud dance. Eating Thai style is to be served all the dishes at the same time in the center of the table – no entrée/main course/dessert here. Rice is an integral part of every meal, along with soup, a couple of curries and side dishes. Thai people eat with a spoon and fork and use the fork to push the food onto the spoon; the fork is never used to actually eat with.

Thailand food, part 1

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Explore the vibrant, intensely colourful world of Indian food. Each region of India has its own style of cooking and distinct flavours – North is known for Tandoori and Korma dishes, South is famous for hot and spicy foods, the East specialises in chilli curries, the West uses coconut and seafood and the Central part of India is a blend of all.

India food safari part 1

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An interview of Chef Martin Yan from Yan Can Cook Chinese cooking show. The famous catch phrase from the show was “If Yan can cook, so can you!”

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SBS Food Safari with Maeve O’Meara: Vietnamese dishes are fresh, have a depth of flavour and seem to have amazing health properties at the same time. Have you ever eaten a bowl of pho with all the accompaniments when you’re feeling less than 100%? One chef friend calls pho the Vietnamese equivalent of Jewish chicken soup – it’s good for the body and the soul. Or have you had a few mouthfuls of green papaya salad when your palate is feeling jaded? Instant zing! More than any other cuisine, Vietnamese food centres on herbs and uses an amazing array along with salad greens in many dishes. These are eaten for their healing properties as well as for their taste.

Vietnam food safari part 1

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SBS Food Safari with Maeve O’Meara: Not only has Singapore transformed itself in the last 150 years from a fishing village to one of Asia’s most dynamic cities, it’s also a center for some of the best food in South East Asia. Settlers and traders from China, India and Malaysia have helped make the cuisine the unique mix it is today along with a strong determination from Singaporeans to eat very well. Food is the national obsession, a constant topic of conversation and for many, eating out is standard practice.

Singapore food part 1

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Hand-made dim sum at Ping Pong.

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What are your favorite dim sum? If you are one of those that want to try something new and exotic, then the next time you are at your favorite dim sum restaurant, try ordering tripe, duck feet or chicken feet, and anything else that you have never thought of eating before. Of course, you can always play it safe and stick to the usual.

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Dim Sum is also popular in Vietnam.

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A few samples of Chinese soup, starting with beef tripe soup, following with duck soup, mixed soup, and ending with beef meat balls soup. Have your pick and see which one you like best.

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I found this video on youtube. I didn’t know there is so much creativity in making pancake in Asia. Growing up as a kid in Laos I only knew about Roti, sprinkled with granulated sugar and dribbled with condensed milk.

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