Eating & Serving...
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Asian Food Folklore
Like all countries, China, India and Thailand have their own folk tales. This one tells how the phoenix brought salt to China.
The Treasure of the Feng-Huang...
Chinese Herbal Medicine
If you've ever visited a health store you'll have seen a huge range of herbal medicines on sale; in chain chemists and supermarkets the range of herbal medicines is...
Classic Indian Dishes - Main Courses
The nation’s favourite! A dish that was previously unknown in India has become one of the most requested dishes in Indian restaurants in the UK. Chicken Tikka Masala is...
How Asian Food Can Be Healthy
One of the things we've realised in researching Asian cookery is the emphasis placed on fresh and healthy food.
For many people in China, India or Thailand,...
How to Serve a Fusion Feast
Since the 1990s the term ‘fusion food’ has become established as a reflecting and often confusing blend of cuisines that delivers a freshness to often highly...
Planning An Asian Meal
Whether you’re cooking supper for your family or a special dinner party for guests there are some basic concepts that will apply when planning any meal.
How...
Religious Practices & Food
The role of food in religion goes back as far as religion itself. Whether as sacrifice or in symbolism, food has played a major part in religious rites.
Hinduism...
Serving an Asian Meal
The especial joy of eating Asian-style is the communal nature of the meal – this is particularly obvious in a Chinese meal but is part of Indian and Thai culture too....
The History of Chopsticks and How to Use Them
If you've ever struggled to use chopsticks in a Chinese restaurant, or wondered why everyone doesn't just use knives and forks, then this is for...
