since they seem to use simular Arab/Indian/Persian spices
(Ginger, garlic, cillantro, chili peppers, cumin.) Is it the fermentation?
2007-11-04 11:38:01 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
As far as India is concerned: most likely it is the GARAM MASALA. This wonderful mixture of spices is absolutely unique to Indian food. Other cultures do use cumin, coriander, garlic, ginger, chili peppers.......
But garam masala (or any other unique spice mixture) is what makes Indian food ---- well Indian!!
It's the unique ingredients characteristic to that particular cuisine: basic examples
THAI: uses galangal, lemongrass, nam pla....
Malay: blanchan
Japan: dashi, miso....
2007-11-04 11:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by Desi Chef 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
jap food is "Asian food". Asian is a extensive term. Asian food can come from China and so some distance as India, via fact India is in South Asia, purely besides as center eastern food.
2016-11-10 06:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you say asian I assume you mean Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc. These foods are usually cooked in different oils, like peanut oil. they also use a lot of sauces, such as oyster sauce, sweet and sour, soy sauce, ...and other more tangy sauces. also, i don't think they use very much cumin or cilantro in asian cooking as compared to middle easten dishes. ....also, you should only use Y!A as a last resort, not on things you could just look up
2007-11-04 13:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by reporting Jamals daddy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the different ways we prepare the food.. The secret is the wok, the fire stove & the cooking technique. Spices comes secondary.. Asian cooks truly give respect to the woks they cooked in... It's asian secret...
2007-11-04 12:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by alexiscarls 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Living in Asia I personally think each countries foods taste different. I find Arabian cooking very different from Indian cooking and certainly a different taste. I find North Indian food to taste different from South Indian food...
2007-11-04 23:06:11 · answer #5 · answered by je 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
indian - the frying of the spices before using them
chinese - sesame oil and STAR ANISE (in chicken - this is must taste dish)
Vietnamese -fish sauce
Japanese - fresh fish - wasabi
MSG doesn't give a flavour - it's an enhancer so this is not the answer.
2007-11-05 01:29:24 · answer #6 · answered by tinny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Asian cooking of course !
Incidentally , you dont 'ferment' food with spices, you marinate it.
2007-11-06 23:59:40 · answer #7 · answered by JDGuru at work 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Malaysian, Singaporean and Thai dishes necessary ingredients to have on-hand for that "asian taste" are lemon grass, kaffir limes, daun kemangi (basil), daun kesum (laksa leaf), bunga kantan (wild ginger flower buds), fresh curry leaves, turmeric, pandan (screwpine leaf), fennel, cumin, coriander, cloves, cardamom, star anise, mustard seeds, fenugreek, cinnamon, nutmeg.
2007-11-08 00:57:08 · answer #8 · answered by CTAisyah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of Asian food is prepared in sesame oil or peanut oil. It gives it a unique taste.
2007-11-04 11:43:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ginger, garlic, soy, sesame, peanut oil and (depending) coconut milk and fish sauce.
2007-11-04 12:42:32 · answer #10 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋