Far East Food Culture

Seafood occupies a large place in Far East cuisine. We can see seafood in soups, meals, and snacks. Usually, the dishes are cooked with sesame oil. Soy sauce is also served with most dishes. In this article, we will look at the most well-known Japanese, Korean, Thai, Chinese, and East Turkestan dishes.

Japan

Sushi

Sushi has a lot of kinds. It can be made with salmon, tuna, avocado, egg, shrimp, crab, etc. Generally uses rice, cucumber, seaweed, cream cheese, and seafood for the inside. It is served with wasabi, soy sauce, and pickled ginger.

Miso Soup

Classic miso soup made with tofu and wakame seaweed. Japanese consume that soup every meal. Also, it is a really easy soup to cook.

Udon Noodle

There are several recipes made from udon noodles. It is made with flour, salt, water, and starch.

Onigiri

It is named onigiri or Japanese rice balls. It is made with rice and wanted ingredients are put into it.

South Korea

Kimchi

It is a pickle made from Chinese cabbage. Korean people eat it with every meal.

Tteokbokki

Tteokbokki is the most popular street food in South Korea. It is made with rice cakes, leek, and Korean spicy paste. It can be made of different kinds.

Kimbap

It is one of the most well-known Korean food. It is made from rice, seaweed, carrot, cucumber, sausage, omelet, spinach, and yellow radish pickle. It is consumed with soya sauce, kimchi, and other pickles.

Bibimbap

It is made from rice, mushroom, carrot, zucchini, beef, and egg. It is eaten mixed with the products in it. The spicy sauce can be preferable while eaten.

Thailand

Pad Thai

Pad Thai is the most popular dish in Thailand. It is made from noodles, shrimp, tofu, garlic, egg, and green onion. It is cooked with a sauce made from a mixture of several sauces.

Kaeng Kari Kai

It is a dish made with yellow curry. It is made from cucumber, onion, pepper, coconut milk, potatoes, chicken, and curry paste.

Pad Kra Pao

It is made from garlic, onion, chili pepper, pork, basil leaf, sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. The most important ingredient is basil leaf for this dish. It is mostly served with egg and rice.

Tom Kha Gai

It made from garlic, onion, jalapeno pepper, ginger, coconut milk, mushroom, chicken, fish sauce, lime, and green onion. It can be made with shrimp.

China

Edamame

Edamame is a type of soybean. It is very beneficial for health. It is flavored with garlic, sesame oil, and salt. It can be served with many dishes.

Wonton Soup

Wonton doughs are filled with ginger, green onion, soy sauce, cooking wine, sesame oil, pork, or shrimp. It is cooked with chicken broth, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil.

Chinese Dumpling

It is filled with pork, cabbage, green onion, Chinese cabbage, mushroom, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, corn starch, and sesame oil. The stuffed dumplings are first fried a little and then steamed. It is served with soy sauce.

Fried Rice

It is made from sesame oil, garlic, egg, carrot, green onion, ginger, peas, and rice. It can also be made using different sauces and ingredients.

East Turkistan

Chuchure Soup

It is a soup made from a dumpling. The dumpling dough is stuffed with lamb, black pepper, onion, and cumin. Small-cut green onions, red peppers, and green peppers can also be used in the soup.

Laghman

It is made from tomatoes, red pepper, green pepper, onion, mushroom, and beef. It is consumed by pouring it over pasta made from flour, water, and salt.

Fried Noodle

It is made from noodles, beef, green onion, sweet red pepper, green pepper, soy sauce, ginger, and sesame seed.

Samsa

The dough is made from flour, water, and salt. It is filled with black pepper, cumin, lamb, and onions.