Southeast Asia tourism has always been one of the most popular areas, and its diet is extremely unique! Let's learn about the food culture in Southeast Asia with me. I hope it will help you!

knowledge of food culture in southeast Asia

Vietnamese cuisine: compared with other southeast Asian cuisines, Vietnamese cuisine tastes refreshing and smooth. It is most influenced by Chinese food and French food, and it combines Chinese and western food cultures. Its cooking is refreshing and original, and it is mainly cooked, grilled, braised and cold. There are few speculators in hot oil pan, and its taste is sweet and sour with a little spicy. Pork, beef, chicken, shrimp, scallops and various seafood are the main ingredients, while duck and mutton are relatively rare. The proportion of vegetables added in cooking is high.

Thai cuisine: Due to the dual influence of China culture and Indian culture, Thailand has developed a distinctive food culture. Thai cuisine stands proudly among the cuisines of Southeast Asian countries with its fresh, sour and delicious taste. Because of their Buddhist background, Thais avoid using large pieces of animal meat. They tend to chop up large pieces of meat and mix them with herbs and spices. Traditional cooking methods in Thailand are steaming, baking or barbecue. Thai people like to eat lard cake, sweet bread, sardines, western snacks and toast fried eggs for breakfast. Rice is the staple food in daily life, and I like to eat fish, but I don't eat seafood.

malaysian cuisine: Nyonya culture is not only a historical culture, but also a food culture. Nyonya cuisine combines the flavors of Chinese cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine, and is very popular in Malaysia, such as pig's trotters with sweet sauce, fried pork slices and stewed pork with bamboo shoots. People who like desserts can also find the special desserts of Nyonya in Nyonya cuisine. Niangjia Melaleuca Cake, Niangjia Sucrose Coconut Banji, Banana Coconut Budian, Rainbow Cake, Niangjia Soft Cake and Coconut Glutinous Rice Cake are all traditional Niangjia sweets.

the characteristics of food culture in southeast Asia

1. Hainan chicken rice: delicious rice cooked with chicken soup, accompanied by fresh and tender boiled chicken.

2. Laksa: coarse rice flour topped with coconut milk curry juice, served with shrimp, eggs, chicken and clams.

3. Char kway teow: White wide vermicelli is made by frying black sweet sauce, bean sprouts, fish cakes, sausages and raw clams.

4. Baku-Gucha: This is a unique food for local Chinese. Pork ribs are used as raw materials, and spiced powder, garlic and pepper are added to make soup. Meat sweet soup is fragrant, accompanied by crispy fried dough sticks or white rice, which makes people enjoy it! If you brew another pot of good tea, it will add flavor and fragrance.

5. Roti Prata and The Tarik: Crispy and delicious Indian pancakes originated in South India, and can be fried with eggs. When eaten, they are stained with slightly spicy curry juice, which is more appetizing and delicious. Teh tarik is to add condensed milk to western tea, and then use two large cups to turn it upside down, so the milk tea is foamed and the tea taste is more fragrant!

6. Curry fish head: The big fish head is cooked with vegetables and curry powder and served with rice, which is sweet and appetizing. Another glass of frozen lemon juice would be even more memorable!

7. satay: Barbecue kebab with Malay rice dumplings, cucumber and peanut butter.

8. rojak: This is a local salad. The ingredients are fruits and vegetables, such as cucumbers, bean sprouts and pineapples, and then white radish, fried dough sticks, dried beans, and sometimes mangoes and squid. Put all the ingredients in a big bowl, add shrimp paste and mix well, then sprinkle with peanuts, which is an appetizing snack.

9. Fried carrot cake: a soft cake made of rice flour and white radish, which is quickly fried with sauce, eggs, garlic and cabbage in a hot pot. Vegetable head? . You can choose to add black sweet sauce (stir-fried? Black? ) or not (fried? White? ).

11. Chili Crab: Crab delicacy processed with thick tomato hot sauce. Dip bread in some sauce for better flavor. When used, you can boldly use your fingers together. Don't forget to try other seafood dishes.

Food culture and customs in Southeast Asia

Most Southeast Asian dishes are made of natural edible plants with excellent cooking, aroma and taste. For example, Vietnamese food has the reputation of beauty and health care dishes. The dishes in Singapore, Matai, Indonesia and other countries are mostly accompanied by rich local spices such as coconut, citronella, cinnamon, cardamom and clove, which make their dishes rich in color and flavor and unique in flavor.

Southeast Asian cuisine can be said to be a kind of cuisine heavily influenced by the East and the West. Due to historical reasons, it has been influenced by French, Dutch, Spanish and other countries for a long time. On the other hand, due to the large number of Chinese living together, it has been influenced by China's food culture, so it has formed a unique and charming Southeast Asian food culture that combines eastern and western cultures and local customs.

as the saying goes, nothing can be done without a chicken. There are more than 111 kinds of chicken dishes cooked in restaurants and hotels. Among them, the chicken curry from a Southeast Asian restaurant is quite famous. At present, there are more than a dozen restaurants that specialize in curry-flavored foods, and there are also a few restaurants that supply all kinds of Nanyang foods. This shows the influence of Southeast Asian diets represented by curry on China's catering industry.

According to data research, the word curry comes from Tamil, which means a condiment made of spicy spices. Curry originated in India. It turns out that Indians regard cows as gods and naturally dare not eat them. So Indians eat mutton instead. However, mutton has a bad smell and is not easy to use. It is said that Sakyamuni taught people to use the branches and leaves, peels and the like of spicy plants to mash them into seasoning and cook them with mutton to drive away the smell of smell. This is the beginning of curry. In fact, as early as more than 2,511 years ago, curry has become a valuable seasoning for Indians since the Mohenjo-Darrow culture period. They treasured curry in a box, drew a table in Sanskrit and prepared it according to the proportion on the table. Later, the East India Company brought curry back to Britain for Britain. In the 18th century, London "Croce-Brevet Company" made curry powder for sale, which was very popular.

Curry is made from black pepper, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, fennel, mustard seed, star anise, pepper, garlic and other raw materials.

As Southeast Asian countries, there are ten representative curry foods. It can be said that ten countries' curries have different flavors. Singapore curry is mainly sour and spicy; Malaysian curry with heavy coconut juice; Sumatra's "black cow, black and juicy; Indian curries are divided into slightly spicy ancient horses, malts, medium spicy in East India and spicy in North India. Pakistan is moderately spicy; Ceylon curry is not spicy at all; Malacca's taste is spicy and spicy, which is not suitable for China's population, but some foreigners who are used to eating it will point out this dish; The sweet and sour on the menu is Burmese curry. Ten countries' curries have different tastes, but they all make people feel interesting and fresh. In Southeast Asian cuisine, special attention is paid to the combination of eastern and western practices and the preparation of dishes suitable for local eating habits to make them more local. For example, the "Queen Chicken Slices" in Cambodia can be used as both a dish and a western food. Thailand's "five-flavored fish", Indonesia's "coconut steak", Thailand's "southern Mekong crab" and Singapore's "young master prawn" have the characteristics of both western and Chinese practices, but they do not lose their unique flavor in Southeast Asia.

Tourist attractions in Southeast Asia

There are totally 11 countries in Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei and East Timor. Southeast Asian countries have their own long history, and Southeast Asia is rich in tourism resources.

Cam Ranh Bay

Vietnam-Cam Ranh Bay

A bay in southeast Vietnam is a famous natural harbor in Southeast Asia. It is located on the southern coast of Fuqing Province. The harbor is 17 kilometers inland, 32 kilometers long from north to south and about 16 kilometers wide. Surrounded by mountains and shielded by islands in the east, it faces the deep sea and is a natural harbor. The harbor consists of two peninsulas, namely Chongkong Mountain and Fenghuang Mountain, which are folded into gourd-shaped inner and outer bays. The inner harbor Jinlan Bay covers an area of 61 square kilometers, the water depth is below 1.6 meters, the mouth of the bay is only 1.311 meters wide, and the bay is 21 kilometers long and 6 kilometers wide. It can park large aircraft carriers and has an important strategic position.

As early as 1915, Russian ships had docked in Bawei and Jin Lan towns. Cam Ranh Bay used to be a French naval base for a long time. It was occupied by Japanese invaders in 1941. In 1965, the American army established an air base and other military facilities on the Jin Lan Peninsula. After the national reunification in 1975, it was turned into a submarine base.

Vientiane Scenic Spot

Laos-Vientiane Scenic Spot

Wat That Luang: the ancient pagodas in Laos. Translated as? Big tower? Or? Imperial tower? Located about 3 kilometers northeast of Vientiane, the capital of Laos in Southeast Asia, Taluan Square is the crystallization of Buddhist culture and art and is regarded as the national treasure of Laos. It is the center of worship for Buddhists and the people in Laos. It was built on the basis of an ancient pagoda during the reign of King Satatira in 1561 A.D. and lasted for six years. After repeated damage and repair, it has been preserved to this day. Now the pagoda is a Buddhist building complex with masonry structure and a group of tower buildings, which enjoys a high reputation in architectural art.

Angkor Wat

Cambodia-Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat and the Great Wall of Wan Li in China, the Taj Mahal in India and Borobudur in Indonesia are the four major architectural wonders in Southeast Asia. The existing Angkor monuments mainly include Angkor Wat and Angkor Wat. There are more than 611 Angkor monuments, which are distributed in forests with an area of 45 square kilometers. Angkor Wat and Angkor Wat are its main components, among which there are many exquisite pagodas and numerous stone reliefs, which are spectacular. These pagodas are all built with huge stones, some of which weigh more than 8 tons. The stupa is carved with statues of various shapes, some of which are as high as several meters, vivid and lifelike. In 1992, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee listed the whole Angkor site as a world cultural heritage.

Shwedagon Pagoda

Myanmar-Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda is a landmark building in Yangon, a symbol of Myanmar and one of the world-famous pagodas. Located on a hill in the city, the Shwedagon Pagoda is covered with 72 tons of gold, and its top is inlaid with nearly 3,111 carats of precious stones. The whole building complex is very magnificent, which is dazzling and dazzling under the sunlight. Legend has it that two brothers, a businessman who preserved eight hairs of the Buddha, were built with a history of 2,511 years.

Jade Buddha Temple

Thailand-Jade Buddha Temple

Located in the northeast corner of Bangkok Grand Palace, it is the most famous Buddhist temple in Thailand and one of the three national treasures in Thailand. Jade Buddha Temple is a place where Thai royal families worship jade Buddha statues and hold religious ceremonies. It is named after the jade Buddha is enshrined in the temple. There are Jade Buddha Hall, Xianwang Hall, Buddha Bone Hall, Sutra Pavilion, Bell Tower and Golden Pagoda in the temple. Jade Buddha Hall is the main building of the Jade Buddha Temple, and the shrine in the center of the hall enshrines the jade Buddha statue regarded as a national treasure by Thailand. Jade Buddha is 66 cm high and 48 cm wide. It is carved from a whole piece of jasper.

Penang

Malaysia-Penang

Penang is located on the east bank of the northern mouth of the Straits of Malacca. It is an island in northern Malaysia and a famous tourist attraction in Malaysia. Oriental Garden? Or? Little Asia? The famous, developing tourism has a history of more than 111 years. There are many large and small parks and flower beds on the island, with green grass and flowers in full bloom, as well as many temples, churches and villas in eastern and western formats.

Sentosa

Singapore-Sentosa

Sentosa is located in the south of the main island of Singapore, half a kilometer from the city center. This idyllic holiday island, whose Malay name means peace and tranquility. The island is lush and green, with fascinating adventure parks, natural trails, museums and historical sites, etc., which keep people away from the hustle and bustle of the city. People who love the sea can enjoy relaxing water activities along the beach.

Bali

Indonesia-Bali.