When traveling in Asia make sure you try some of the tasty local cuisine. There are many exotic dishes to choose from but these are the ones we highly recommend:
Beef Rendang
As Indonesian and Malaysian citizens debate which country was the original inventor of this dish, delicious servings keep coming up in both countries. Slowly cooked in coconut milk, the variety of spices used are absorbed into the meat, enhancing the flavour. It's commonly served with rice.
Pad Thai
Who would have thought noodles could taste so good? Try some from a street stall or cart in any Thai town. For around a dollar, you are unlikely to be disappointed. To eat the way the locals do, help yourself to the condiments available, by adding in some chilli, vinegar, sugar and maybe a bit of fish sauce and then mix it all up.
Bibimbap
Arguably Korea's best dish, bibimbap mixes vegetables, meat and rice with some chilli sauce in a bowl. Dolsot bibimbap comes in a hot stone bowl, giving the rice a nice crispy texture. Make sure you stir it all up for a nice even result!
Peking Duck
One of the secrets that make Peking Duck so delicious is that ducks earmarked to become "Peking ducks" are specially raised and slaughtered with their final purpose in mind! A duck is a lot for one person to eat, so go along with a group and enjoy the fun. Chefs sometimes cut up the duck in front of diners. From there it's self service, with each diner adding a little duck, hoisin or sweet bean sauce, and some thin spring onion strips to their own soft, tasty pancake which they wrap before eating.
Laksa
Popular in Malaysia and Singapore, there are several variants of this tasty soup. It usually contains noodles and tofu, possibly coconut milk and then a variety of seafood for that version, or chicken for the non seafood inclined. With so many variants, find a local stall and take the plunge!
Tempura
Batters on traditional fish and chips are usually tasty, but can be a bit too crunchy on occasion. How the Japanese manage to make their tempura batters so incredibly delicate and soft might just be a mystery to some fish and chip shop owners! Prawn tempura is a popular favourite, with fish being another option. A good range of vegetables including capsicum get the tempura treatment. Eggplant is a beauty! Whilst in Japan, look out for tempura lunch sets which can be great value, including not just tempura, but often rice, pickles and some miso soup.
Yum-Cha / Dim Sum
OK, the author doesn't know all the names of those succulent little Chinese treats, tantalisingly brought around, trolley after trolley, but in any case, they are too numerous to name! With popular staples like spring rolls and pork dumplings, there's something for those a little scared of the more exotic offerings. Point and pick selection ensures culinary heaven is just seconds away!
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