Asian Cuisine

ASEAN Cuisine

Each ASEAN country has its own cuisine that it is famous for. Some dishes are associated with special events, whilst others may be eaten at any time of year.

Some dishes may be popular throughout each country or specific to certain regions.

Naturally all dishes associated with each country cannot be identified.

Following are a list of popular foods in different ASEAN countries.

Brunei

·        Daging Masak Lada Hitam – spicy beef, potatoes and beans

·        Udang Sambal Serai Bersantan – chilli prawns with coconut milk

·        Serondeng Pandag – fried chicken with garlic wrapped in pandan leaves

·        Nipah Palm Fruit (Mangrove Palm)

·        Roti Prata – a kind of fried bread served with Dahl and Sambal or fish/chicken curry. Can also be ordered with egg inside (Roti Telur)

·        Nasi Lemak – coconut rice served with anchovy sambal (spicy sauce), peanuts, eggs and cucumbers.

·        Lontong – cubes of rice served with sayur lodeh, a vegetable curry made with coconut milk and tumeric.

·        Mee Goreng – fried noodles.

·        Nasi Goreng – fried Rice

·        Soto – a thick soup usually consisting of chicken or beef.

Cambodia

·        Bai sach chrouk – pork and rice

·        Fish amok

·        Khmer red curry

·        Lap Khmer – lime-marinated Khmer beef salad

·        Nom banh chok – Khmer noodles

·        Kdam chaa – fried crab

·        Red tree ants with beef and holy basil

·        Ang dtray-meuk – grilled squid

·        Cha houy teuk – jelly dessert

·        Cha Traop Dot – Cambodian eggplant/pork stir-fry

·        Cha Kdao Sach Maon – hot basil chicken

·        Cambodian Manor Kho to Hu – caramelised pineapple and tofu.

Laos

·        Sticky rice

·        Tam mak hoong – spicy green papaya salad

·        Miang

·        Look seen – Lao beef meatballs

·        Khua Pak Bong – stir fried water spinach

·        Yor – Lao salad roll

·        Som moo – pickled pork with pork skin

·        Som pa – pickled fish

·        Lao sausage(sai kok) – chunky pork sausage

·        Seen hang – beef jerky that is flash-fried beef

·        Larb – a spicy Lao minced meat salad

·        Pon – spicy puree of cooked fish

·        Tam mak guh – spicy green plantans (bananas) salad

·        Tam mak thou – spicy green long/yard beans salad

·        Tam mak taeng – cucumber salad

·        Tam kow phun – spicy vermicelli noodles salad

·        Kaeng kalee – Lao curry

·        Sin dat or "Lao BBQ" – traditional Lao BBQ

·        Mok pa – fish steamed in banana leaf

·        Mok gai – chicken steamed in banana leaf

·        Titi gai – steak in a banana leaf wrap

·        Nam khao – fried rice ball salad and lettuce wraps

·        Khua khao: Lao-style fried rice

·        Khao piak khao – Lao rice porridge

·        Khao piak sen – Lao noodle soup

·        Khao poon – Rice vermicelli soup, also known as Lao laksa

·        Voon – Lao Jelly made with coconut milk

·        Khao pard

·        Khao tom – steamed rice wrapped in banana leaf

·        Khao khohp

·        Khanom maw kaeng – coconut custard cake.

Indonesia

·        Sambal – combination of chilies, sharp fermented shrimp paste, tangy lime juice, sugar and salt

·        Satay – meat skewers cook up over coals

·        Bakso – savory meatball noodle soup

·        Soto – simple, clear soup flavored with chicken, goat or beef

·        Nasi goreng – fried rice

·        Gado-gado – vegetable salad bathed in peanut sauce.

·        Nasi uduk – rice cooked in coconut milk and includes a pinwheel of various meat and vegetable

·        Nasi padang

·        Ayam goreng – Indonesian fried chicken

·        Bakmie goreng – noodles

·        Gudeg – sweet jackfruit stew

·        Rawon – beef stew from East Java

·        Pecel lele – fried catfish

·        Opor ayam – braised chicken in coconut milk

·        Gulai – curry dishes

·        Bubur ayam – savory porridge served with soy sauce, fried shallots, shredded chicken, beans and crackers

·        Bakpao – fluffy meat-filled buns

·        Asinan sayur – pickled vegetable salad

·        Cah kangkung – water spinach.

Malaysia

·        Rendang daging or ayam (beef or chicken) – curry with coconut milk and spices

·        Apam balik – pancake with sugar, peanuts and corn

·        Nasi kerabu – blue powedered flowers, bean sprouts, fried coconut, warm spicy sauce

·        Ayam percik (chicken with percik sauce) – barbecued chicken lathered in spicy chili, garlic and ginger sauce mixed with coconut milk

·        Kuih - Malay-style pastries

·        Air tebu – sugar cane

·        Cendawan goreng - fried mushrooms

·        Serunding daging or ayam - beef or chicken floss

·        Lemang - glutinous rice mixed with coconut milk, which is cooked in bamboo

·        Otak-otak – brains

·        Tepung pelita – sweet cake

·        Rempeyek – deep fried dough with peanuts and anchovies

·        Popia basah – wet spring roll

·        Bubur (porridges)

·        Roti jala

·        Murtabak – pan-fried bread stuffed with minced meat and onions and dipped in spicy sauce

·        Laksa – spicy noodle soup

Myanmar

·        Mohinga

·        Burmese biryani

·        Kausuetho (khow suey)

·        Hnyin htoe

·        Burmese naan flat-bread and pe byouk

·        Rice and Burmese Curry

·        Beans, onions, pumpkin

·        Burmese fish curry

·        Khaosay thote

·        Deep fried stuffed tofu

·        Sticky rice with shredded coconut

·        Burmese salads:

§  Laphet thohk – pickled tea leaf salad

§  Lemon salad – entirely made from red onions and lemon pulp

§  Gyin thohk – pickled ginger mixed salad

§  Tofu thohk – tofu salad

§  Another lemon pulp salad

§  Tomato and cabbage salad

·        Burmese Indian thali mixed platter

·        Burmese Indian dosa

·        Grilled fish

·        Mala hin.

Phillipines

·        Adobo – pork or chicken cooked in a marinade of vinegar, soy sauce, bay leaves, and peppercorn

·        Sinigang – pork or shrimp cooked in a tamarind-based sour broth with vegetables

·        Nilaga – beef boiled in onions and peppercorn

·        Tinola – chicken or fish sauteed in garlic, onion, ginger, and fish sauce with vegetables

·        Pancit – rice noodles sauteed in pork or chicken, soy sauce, and vegetables

·        Tapsilog – a popular breakfast consists of beef jerky,  fried rice and sunny egg

·        Pinakbet – vegetables sauteed in shrimp paste and pork or fish

·        Bicol Express – chilies and pork or chicken or dried fish cooked in shrimp paste and coconut milk

·        Monggo Guisado – boiled mungbean sauteed

·        Chop Suey - bits of pork or chicken meat, giblets, and liver and assorted vegetables

·        Sisig – roasted pork head cut into tiny bits and mixed with chopped onions and chili pepper

·        Chicken Inasal – chicken parts marinated in herbs and spices, then skewered on sticks

·        Pork Barbecue – pork chunks grilled over hot coals

·        Lumpia Shanghai – ground pork or chicken mixed with vegetables bits, firmly rolled in rice wrappers and deep-fried

·        Crispy Pata –marinated pork legs

·        Lechon Kawali – deep fried pork belly or pork chop

·        Kare-Kare – ox tail and ox tripe tenderized served with bagoong or cooked shrimp paste

·        Caldereta – beef sauteed with liver sauce and simmered in tomato sauce

·        Kilawin – marinated raw fish or shellfish

·        Lechon – whole pig

Singapore

Popular dishes include:

·        Chicken Rice

·        Chilli Crab

·        Mee Goreng

·        Bak Kut Teh

·        Bak Chor Mee

·        Prawn Mee

·        Hokkien Mee

·        Ice Kachang

·        Durian

·        Carrot Cake

·        Roti Prata

·        Sting Ray / BBQ "Zi Cha"

·        Nasi Lemak

·        Kaya Toast

·        Char Kuay Teow

·        Yong Tau Fu

·        Otah

·        Curry Fish Head

·        Satay.

Thailand

Popular dishes include:

·        Tom yam goong – spicy shrimp soup

·        Pad Thai – fried noodle

·        Kang keaw wan gai – green chicken curry

·        Gaeng daeng – red curry

·        Tom kha kai – chicken in coconut milk soup

·        Tom yam gai – spicy chicken soup

·        Moo sa-te – grilled pork sticks with turmeric

·        Som tam – spicy papaya salad

·        Yam nua – spicy beef salad

·        Panaeng – meat in spicy coconut cream

·        Por pia tord – fried spring roll

·        Gai pad met mamuang – stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts

·        Khao pad – fried rice

·        Pak boong – morning glory.

Vietnam

Popular dishes include:

·        Pho – beef noodle soup

·        Bún bò hue – spicy beef and pork noodle soup

·        Com tam – pork dish

·        Canh chua – sour soup

·        Banh hoi – thin noodle dish with meat

·        Bo la lot – rolled spiced beef dish

·        Banh mi thit – Vietnamese baguette

·        Vietnamese salad rolls

·        Banh cuon –rice flour rolls

·        Banh bao – a steamed bun dumpling

·        Banh chung – sticky rice dish

·        Bun mang vit – bamboo shoots and duck noodle soup

·        Bun cha – grilled pork and vermicelli noodles dish