10 Must try food when you travel across Asia
There is something about food lovers! Have you noticed that they are happy people, up for experimenting anytime and are willing to travel across the town if necessary to have the best Kung Pao Chicken or Stir Fry Beef? Food+ Travel lovers live by the adage ‘Life is short and Time is precious’. Therefore, they are like energy bunnies that light up by the sound of food and get everyone around them excited. Asia is known for many things, food being one of them. If you know a foodie who loves to travel, stick by his/her side. They are totally the people you should hang out with. If you love food and travel or know someone who does, then here are the 10 must try food when you travel across Asia!
Laksa This spicy rich noodle soup from the Peranakan cuisine can be found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Made of noodles, fish cake, cockles, prawns and chopped bean sprouts in a spicy coconut based soup, it is served with a spoonful of sambal and garnished with laksa leaves. Yum
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Nasi Goreng If you have heard that Nasi Goreng is just an exotic name for fried rice, you have got it wrong. Also called the national dish of Indonesia, this hearty and gratifying dish has fried rice spiced and seasoned with shallots, tamarind, garlic, chilli and accompanied with an egg.
Vietnamese Pho Pho (pronounced “fuh”) is a light, fragrant soup eaten from the streets of Vietnam which has everyone slurping. Served in a bowl with a specific cut of white rice noodles in clear beef broth, with slim cuts of beef and garnished with onions, chili peppers, cilantro, lime, bean sprouts, and Thai basil, this dish is goodness packed in a bowl
Pad Thai Pad Thai is one of the most popular Thai dishes, perhaps second only to Tom Yum Goong. Also served as street food, this dried noodle is stir fried with tofu, eggs and flavoured with tamarind, shallots, garlic, red chilli flakes, fish sauce, palm sugar and served with lime wedges and peanuts. Whew! That’s a lot of ingredients. Sweet, salty, spicy and tangy, this dish is quite an addiction.
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Prahok and Amok Amok is a Cambodian curry commonly made from fish. Cooked in banana leaves and sweetened with coconut milk, and seasoned with spices, this dish is usually served with rice. It is also seasoned with a blend of local and Indian spices including turmeric, nutmeg, cloves, chili, and others. Prahok is a crushed, salted and fermented fish paste (that is used in Cambodian cuisine as a seasoning or a condiment.
Laap Arguably the national dish of Laos, Laap is a meat base salad, flavoured with lime, garlic, fish sauce, mint leaves, spring onion and ground toasted rice, which adds a subtle nutty flavour. If you are a visitor please ask how the laap is cooked, as in some parts of the country locals like to eat it raw, particularly fish laap.
Chili Crab One of Singapore’s signature dishes is the chilli crab. Despite its name, it’s not a spicy dish. The sensuous sweet, yet savory chilli crab sauce has a fluffy texture. So much so, it is listed at number 35 on World’s 50 most delicious foods compiled by CNN.
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Hyderabadi Dum Aloo Biriyani Inspired from Mughal as well as Indian flavours, this biryani is made of either vegetable, chicken or mutton and can be a complete meal by itself. Cooked with caramelized onions, saffron milk and meat or veggies marinated in yogurt, it’s a delight to the taste buds. Drool.
Hoppers Made from a fermented batter of rice flour with a little bit coconut milk and a drop of palm toddy (alcoholic beverage), this Sri Lankan dish can remind you of sour dough pancakes. Soft in the middle and crispy outside, hoppers are served with a spicy chilli paste. Choose from a variety of egg, milk or spring hoppers.
Rojak This dish may not look appetizing to the eyes, but try it and you will be pleasantly surprised. This Malaysian based dish is nothing but a fruit salad with a sweet sauce made from black shrimp paste and crushed peanuts. So there you go, our top 10 must try food when you travel to Asia! There are so much more to explore and so many new dishes to try. What is your favorite food when you travel? PS – Ichiqoo will be soon bringing to you Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia and Myanmar in addition to Sri Lanka. Feel free to write to us at info@ichiqoo.com for your curated holiday.
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