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Chickpeas
Chickpeas - roundish members of the legume family also known as garbanzo beans – are commonly associated with the popular Middle Eastern dish hummus. Grown primarily in West Asia, India and the...
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Lemongrass
Lemongrass refers to about 55 species of grasses that are native to India. It has a citrusy flavour and is widely used as an herb in Asian cuisine - either in fresh, dried or powdered...
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Durian
Widely known in Southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its unique odour and its thorn-covered husk. Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the colour of its husk green...
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Mooncake
Mooncake is a Chinese delicacy traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival which usually falls around September. The festival is for lunar worship and moon gazing, when...
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Steamboat - Hot Pot
Hot pot (Chinese: 火鍋; pinyin: huǒ guō), less commonly steamboat, refers to several East Asian varieties of stew, consisting of a simmering metal pot of stock at the center...
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Bak Kwa
Bakkwa is a Chinese salty-sweet dried meat, made in the form of flat thin sheets. It is normally made from pork. However, there is now a chicken alternative to pork bakkwa. Bakkwa is...
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Nyonya cuisine
In the 15th century, Chinese immigrants who settled in South East Asia inadvertently impacted the region with changes that were more than simply cultural. Assimilation by the local Malays resulted in...
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Rice Noodles
A staple food in East and Southeast Asia, noodles are generally made from wheat flour, rice flour, or mung bean starch. The oldest noodles discovered were made from millet, an ingredient which is no...
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Zong
Zongzi (or simply zong) is a traditional Chinese food, made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. They are cooked by steaming...
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Longan
Longan, translated literally as "dragon eye" because it resembles an eyeball when its fruit is shelled (the black seed shows through the translucent flesh like a pupil/iris). The seed...
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Coriander
Coriander leaves, also known as cilantro, are a common ingredient in the cuisines of the Middle East, Central Asia, the Mediterranean, India, South Asia, Mexico, Texas, Latin America, China, Africa...
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