Galangal, Lemongrass and Fish Sauce
Duck and Sticky Rice
Lemongrass
Land of a Million Elephants: Laos has been called the Land of a Million Elephants. Elephants are still there, but modern Laos may now be the the .Land of a Million Motorbikes.
Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and is home to a Continue reading
The Roof the the World
Chandradeva’s Pathway
“The wildest dreams of Kew are the facts of Kathmandu.” — Rudyard Kipling [1]
Vale of Kathmandu
What is Nepalese cuisine? Actually, the question should be, What Nepal? Or, what cuisine? For a relatively small country, Nepal has an astonishing variety of cuisines that can be called Nepalese.
Often thought of as a lofty, mountainous land, home of the world’s Continue reading
Where China Meets India
Crossroads of Asia
“The staple food is plain boiled rice, piled up in a heap on a large platter.” — Shway Yoe [1]
Kneeling Buddha, Burma/Myanmar,
19th century
Burma, or Myanmar, lies in a critical space between China and India. This ancient land, home of many nationalities, seems destined to play a pivotal role in trade and investment between her two big neighbors,.
Burmese author, Thant Myint-U, grandson of diplomat U Thant, predicts that with current governmental changes now occurring, the country can emerge as the new crossroads of Asia. [2]
Burmese cuisine is rich and varied, shows influences from Continue reading
Rice, Fish and Edible Flowers
An Ancient Civilization, a Noble Cuisine
Angkor Wat
“The Cambodians have some two hundred different ways of describing rice of various kinds.” — Christopher Pym [1]
Cambodian cuisine, descended from the ancient Khmer society, is one of the world’s oldest cuisines. [2]
It is now in a period of revival and Continue reading
The Southern Sea Routes
Before Marco Polo
 Jackfruit “The Po-Lo-Mi (jackfruit) is the size of a pumpkin, its outer skin covered with nodules like the hair on a Buddha’s head. Its color is green while growing, and turns yellow when ripe. The pulp is of extreme sweetness.” — Zhao Rugua“Even in Dunhuang, further out on the camel road, grape wine was an expensive addition to an important celebration, like champagne for our festivals.” — Edward Schafer |
Edward Schafer researched the movement of men, goods and ideas along the Silk Continue reading
