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Category Archives: East & Southeast Asia
It’s Food. You’re Supposed to Eat It.
Is it food? You might ask that question at a buffet, or in-flight or just to tease your friend. But can food be art? I’m not sure, because I’m too busy eating it. How about that? Is that art? No, … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, East & Southeast Asia, Japan, Snack
Tagged art, food, Japan, sweets, wagashi
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Kumis (China)
Given Name: Kumis Aliases: Koumiss, ayrag (Mongolia), 马奶酒 Place(s) of Origin: Central Asia Place Consumed: Ürümqi, China Common Features: Raw mare’s milk drink fermented by frequent stirring/churning Background: Traditionally, kumis was consumed from a horse-hide vessel. The inventors) must’ve really … Continue reading
Posted in China & Hong Kong, Drink, East & Southeast Asia, Street Food
Tagged Central Asia, China, drink, kumis, milk, Uyghur
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Judging Books by Their Covers
Engrish can be amusing sometimes, particularly when it doesn’t make a lick of sense, but how about when the consumer also suffers from food allergies? What do you have to say for yourself, random brick-and-mortar in Fukuoka, Japan? But there’s no … Continue reading
Teh Tarik (Malaysia and Singapore)
In fact, I had this drink at an Indian restaurant in Batam, Indonesia, but that island, as close as thirty-five minutes to Singapore by boat, is so filled with unscrupulous Singaporeans – like the city-state itself – that it remains … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Drink, East & Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Street Food
Tagged drink, malaysia, Singapore, tea
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What’s the Opposite of Yummy? Yummy.
Daybreak, Jakarta. The scene: A supermarket at the Plaza Indonesia mall. What’s on offer there? Food. Powdered milk is the norm in Indonesia, and I have a hunch part of the reason is that electricity is not always reliable. Being … Continue reading
Posted in East & Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Snack
Tagged cheese, dairy, food, Indonesia, Jakarta, ricotta
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Walnut Milk (China)
This is a big one: Walnut milk*…from China? A dairy drink from East Asia worth mentioning? The joke’s on me, it’s probably just powdered flavor spirit, ya know, MSG, a slew of sugar and walnut shavings that some factory worker … Continue reading
Posted in China & Hong Kong, Dessert, Drink, East & Southeast Asia
Tagged Asia, China, dessert, drink, milk, walnut
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There’s No Street Food in Singapore
Yes, Singapore, East Asia‘s archetype of blandness had to find something to lure in those flying the Kangaroo route, and that something is most likely food. Or, a gentle reminder of where you are. No, it’s definitely food. If Collateral … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, East & Southeast Asia, Snack, Street Food
Tagged Asia, ice cream, Singapore, street food
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But Really, I Don’t Need It: Jakarta’s Cobra Soup
I was walking down one of the most illustrious boulevard’s I’ve encountered in my travels, Jakarta‘s Jalan Mangga Besar, when I sat down at a street vendor for some gratuitous late-night food. But this wasn’t your everyday, run-of-the-mill street stall…unless … Continue reading
Posted in East & Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Street Food
Tagged food, Jakarta, man, snake, soup, street vendor
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پولۇ Polo (Xinjiang)
From the portion size, you can tell they knew I was coming. From the reused cooking oil, you can tell I knew what I was getting into. I consumed this tasty polo, better known to much of the world as … Continue reading
Posted in China & Hong Kong, East & Southeast Asia, Main Course
Tagged China, food, mutton, pilaf, rice, Xinjiang
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Chinese Sesame Cake
Yep, combining cake and China, or even much of Asia in the same thought is likely to be met with a collective po-face. Lest you forget I’ll remind you that there’s another definition of cake which has less to do … Continue reading
Posted in China & Hong Kong, East & Southeast Asia, Snack, Street Food
Tagged Asia, China, food, sesame, street food
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Collateral Lettuce 