Asian Food

When you say Asian Food, most people will think of Chinese food. Not so strange, considering the amount of Chinese restaurants all over the world. While I have always loved Chinese food, my husband is the opposite. This totally changed when we went to Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, at least some 15 years ago, there was a restaurant at every corner. People would eat all their meals out, starting from breakfast. Our Chinese friends made it a point to let us try every restaurant they knew, we never ate in the same one twice!
What really impressed us about the food in Hong Kong was the fresh seafood and fish! Shrimps, crab, fish- you name it! In the restaurant you could point at the fish you wanted in the fish-tank and they would prepare it for you. Now that is what I call fresh!
Another Asian food that is very popular in the West is Indian food. Here, too, there is a fantastic variety, depending on what part of India we are talking about. What I particularly like about Indian cuisine is the wide range of vegetarian dishes. The way they will put loads of little plates on the table, and all of them harmonize so well. Eating a good curry also scores high, even though I am still on the Mild stage! Making samosa has become a normal thing in our house-hold, it is very easy to change the filling to suit everybody. (Here you can see how easy it is to Make Samosa!)
Something that is common for most Asian countries is that they eat rice. A lot. In many different ways. Either as a dish by itself, like fried rice, or accompanying another dish. Rice and curry, rice and vegetables, rice and...The list goes on. Cultivating rice is a back-breaking work when done by hand. A lot of water is needed, as well. For every kilogram of rice produced, 5000 litres of water has been used! Consider that, on an average, every person in Asia consumes 100 kg of rice each year! Rice is truly important to these people.
So, next time somebody speaks about Asian Food, which one will come to your mind? Or will you automatically think of rice? Let us know!