Across South East Asia with a hungry tummy
Across South East Asia with a hungry tummy
There are a number of mouthwatering Things To Eat in Southeast Asian cuisine. Dishes includes a strong emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with a strong aromatic component that features such flavors as citrus and herbs such as lime, coriander/cilantro, and basil. If the thought of South East Asian cuisine makes you salivate here is a list of dishes you must eat when traveling through the region.
Start Your Day With A Hearty Meal Of Banh Cuon
French Crepes Getting A Vietnamese Makeover: Banh Xeo
Immerse Yourself In Vietnam’s Gastronomic Culture With A Special Culinary Class
The Hanoi Cooking Centre in the Ba Dinh district of Hanoi is one of the best places that offer cooking courses and the fees start at $59 USD per head...
Gorge Yourself On Da Nang’s Special Noodles, Mi Quang
This rice noodle delicacy from Central Vietnam consists of yellow-coloured thick rice noodles, roasted pork, shrimp, shallot, mussel, quail eggs, served in a beefy broth which is seasoned with crushed black pepper and fish sauce...
Grab A Plate Of The Healthy Vietnamese Staple, Goi Cuon
Goi Cuon are Vietnamese fresh spring rolls packed full of thin vermicelli noodles, herbs and vegetables, sliced pork and shrimp, and wrapped tightly in rice papers...
Savour A Bowl Of The Mouth-Watering Bun bo Hue
Indulge In A Bowl Of Hoi An's Special Noodles, Cao Lau
The dish comes with thick rice noodles, barbequed pork slices, bean sprouts, wonton crackers and pork rind croutons...
Have A Hearty Lunch With Bun Cha
Relax With A Cup Of Cà Phê Trứng
The perfect sweet spot between coffee and dessert, the creamy Ca Phe Trung is prepared by mixing black coffee with egg yolks and then whipping the mix into condensed milk...
French Baguette With A Vietnamese Twist: Banh Mi
The Lifeline Of Vietnamese Cuisine: Pho
Taste The Sweet Sel Roti
Enjoy A Heart Bowl of Chhurpi
A traditional Sikkimese street food, Chhurpi is cotton cheese soup loved the same by both the locals and tourists...
Dig into a Plate Of Sha phaley
Excite Your Taste Buds With The Phagshapa in Sikkim
One of the most popular street foods in the state, Phagshapa is made of pork fat, red chilli and radish...
Indulge In A Hearty Bowl Of Ngatok
Ngatok is a palatable fish preparation...
Try the Famous Pickle, Pika Pila
This pickle is made by mixing pork fat with bamboo shoots and Bhut Jolokia, the world's hottest chilli and a staple in this region's food...
Gulp Down A Tall Glass Of Apong
Apong is a home-made rice beer and a traditional drink of the largest tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, the Nyishi tribe...
Try The Sanpiau Full Of Eclectic Flavours
The Sanpiau is a simple, delightful and popular street food that is available across the state of Mizoram...
For the sake of Quick Bites: Popiah
Indian Style Fish Head Curry
You will find various versions of this dish in Singapore - even a Chinese version that is less spicy - though the root is Indian...
Try the Succulent Duck Rice
Like the Malaysian plain chicken rice dish, the Duck rice too is comfort food at its best and a must try...
Roti Prata: Get a Taste of an Indo Chinese Fusion
Slurp some Tangy Noodles: Mee Siam
Eat like a Nawab: Singaporean Biryani
Grilled Meat Delight: Satay
When Eggs and Oysters work in Tandem
Simply put this is a meal of fried egg mixed with oysters...
Grab a Spicy Crab meat Dish
Try some fried Carrot Cake but with a Twist
Savour The Taste Of Nga Atoiba Thongba
This one is a spicy and pasty fish curry where the fish is cooked with onion, chillies, chives, cumin, fresh bay leaves and boiled potatoes...
Indulge In The Heart Of Manipuri Cuisine, Iromba
Dried fermented fish is the star of this Manipuri dish called Iromba...
Spice It Up With Some Kelli Chana
A trip to the north-east Indian state will remain incomplete if you don't taste the Kelli Chana which literally means spicy peas...
Savour The Taste Of Pork Bharta Or Chikhvi In Tripura
This pork dish is probably the most flavourful and fragrant street food in Tripura...
Savour The Delectable Awan Bangwi In Tripura
One of the most unique dishes across India, the Awan Bangwi is prepared by mixing sticky rice with cashews and raisins sauteed in ghee, coconut, and ginger...
Enjoy A Hearty Bowl Of Kinalas
This special street food in Nagaland is a noodle dish prepared with a special brown sauce and the head of the pig...
Savour Different Versions Of Smoked Pork In Nagaland
Enjoy The Subtle Flavours Of The Bamboo Steamed Fish
Try Doh Khleh, A One-Of-A-Kind Salad, In Meghalaya
You might term this pork and onion salad an extreme one as it is garnished with steamed pig brain...
Enjoy The Flavourful Jadoh
This Meghalayan treasure is made with red rice mixed with tangy spices, herbs such as ginger flower and mint leaves, and topped with minced succulent pork...
Try Out The Unusual Eri Polu (Silkworms)
It is made with Eri silkworms pupas after the silk has been extracted from the cocoon...
Savour The Lip-Smacking Masor Tenga (Tangy Fish Curry)
The ubiquitous rohu fish is used to prepare this piquant fish curry along with coriander, mustard and tangy tomatoes...
Taste The Unique Assamese Delicacy Called Khar
Taste a Slice of Durian if you Dare
Try Seafood Nasi Lemak
Rojak: A Fusion worth a Toast
Simple Comfort Food: Chicken Rice
Try some Beef Rendang at Langkawi
Vegetarian Malaysian Delight: Gudeg Putih
A meaty version of this jackfruit meal is prepared in Java, Indonesia, but for those who are looking for its extremely flavorful vegetarian variant, try out Gudeg Putih found commonly all over Malaysia...
Malaysian style Samosas: Curry Puffs
Laksa: Malaysia’s Traditional Dish
Lor Bak for Pork Lovers
Penang Assam Laska: Georgetown Special
A tangy mackerel soup made of thick noodles and mint, this Georgetown special surely packs a punch...
Pungko Pungko, Cebu-special street food is a must-try
Visit any street food hub in Cebu and easily spot stalls serving Pungko Pungko! If you see a large Tupperware filled with variants of fried food right at the centre of a stall, you’ve found it...
Savour and witness traditional Torta at Jessie’s, Argao, Cebu
Drink Philippines popular Lambanog: Coconut Wine
Try this Coconut wine which is a must-try local alcoholic drink! Primarily produced in the Quezon area the concoction is passed down through generations of coconut plantation farmers...
Cook Filipino-style with Isi in her house, Quezon City, Manila
You cannot ignore the iconic infamous Balut!
The extremely sweet Num Chak Kachan
A steamed mixture of rice and tapioca flour, palm sugar, water and coconut cream results in a very sweet but delicious glutinous dessert called Num Chak Kachan in native tongue...
Experience the outer crisp & the inner mush of a classic Turon!
Finish off you afternoon street food venture with deep fried and sweet egg roll paper wrapped bananas! Ones with a sweet tooth shouldn’t miss out on this popular dessert...
Beat the heat with the delicious Mung Bean Pudding
Don't forget this gastronomical garnish of mung beans, coconut milk, salt, tapioca flour and sugar...
Cool off with a Philippino Dirty Ice Cream!
Hit the streets of Cebu, more than often be sure to spot mobile carts selling traditional Philippino ice-cream, colloquially called “dirty ice cream”; they are basically smooth sorbets and the variety of flavors sold on the streets taste amazing...
Go on a DIY foodwalk to Quiapo Market, Manila
A 3-4 minutes walk from Manila Central will take you to the famous Quiapo Market (a part of Manila Old Town) where you can go for a DIY food walk...
Time for an afternoon snack? Eat Isaw in Manila!
Go pub crawling in Yangon!
Savor the street food of Anawrahta Road Night Market, Downtown Yangon
Take a 15-minute walk via Pansodan St or a short drive via Anawrahta Road from Yangon Central Railway Station to enjoy the lip-smacking skewered fried food, pork, chicken, seafood and exotic sweets! This central night market in the area is the busiest with a spectacle of dim-lighted ready-to-eat street food...
Enjoy Myanmar Beer with local in a Beer Station!
Cook with Sue in Nyaungshwe & give back to the local community
After touring the Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe, try your hands on some traditional Burmese cooking with Sue of Bamboo Delight Restaurant! The 3-hour cooking class involves visiting the local market to pick the ingredients and cooking in the garden of Sue and Leslie’s humble home with their assistance...
Enjoy a private home-cooked meal with a local
Meet Moe at her home in Mandalay! Along with sharing a hearty home-cooked traditional meal, look forward to learning from a local, the culture & traditions behind Burmese home-cooking...
Beat the Myanmar Heat with Falooda, a travel essential!
Mandalay’s Tea Shop Foodies Tour: Best for local food tips!
What’s the best way to meet locals and savor on the best traditional cuisines? The tour usually starts at 8 am and takes you from one tea shop to another where you taste some traditional delicacies like Shan Noodles, Myanmar pancake, Mohinga etc...
When Indian Samosa becomes Samosa Thoke in Yangon!
A deep fried pastry dough filled with minced meat! Now imagine that cut into bite-sized pieces and mixed with fresh veggies with a dash of lime juice...
Don’t miss Mohinga in Mandalay!
They say Mohinga is a champion’s breakfast but, it can really be eaten anywhere across Mandalay and at any hour...
Fish Amok: The signature dish of Cambodia
Cambodians drink snake wine. Do you want some?
Eating at a Night Market
Now you can eat tea: Try Laphet Thoke!
It's a go-to dish, especially for vegans! Go eat at one of the tea stalls in Yangon or restaurants like Feel Resturant (6 am to 8:30 pm daily, located between Padonmar & Myoma Kyaung St)...
Hungry? How about a tarantula?
We aren’t joking! Cambodians are famous for deep-frying tarantulas with chili and munchy on the outside but the intestinal juice inside gives you another flavor...
A mouthful of Chinese-Cambodian tradition: The Fish Cake
Smack your lips with Lok Lak
If you are just getting into the hang of Cambodian food, the tasty Lok lak is the best idea to ease yourself with...
Cooking authentic Cambodian recipes (veg/non-veg) near Siem Reap
Foodies of the world unite at Monorom in Long Beach
Treat yourself with all the mesmerizing Cambodian delicacies at Monorom, located in the place called Cambodia Town at Long Beach in Koh Rong...
The delicious Veg Curry and Godo Godo
Our favorites Indonesian veg-cuisines are the delicious Godo-Godo and the awesome veg curry...
Have the Slimy Eels in Bali
Perhaps, the look of this dish will lower your appetite but rural Balinese kids regularly catch the lindung or eels for an evening snack which are also rich sources of protein...
We dare you to try the Sate Biawak!
Lovers of extreme foods, did you ever have a large lizard with a long neck which is the very meaning of the word ‘Biawak’? Best available in the East Javanese capital, Surbaya, the Biawak (Monitor Lizard) is eaten, served and quite popular among the locals there...
Fish lovers, here's something that we have for you!
Fish hasn’t been left out of the grill specialties of Indonesia and Ikan Bakar is one of our favorites among the same...
The mesmerizing Gulai Tikungan
The Gulai Tikungan (Gultik) is another favorite of the locals for its mouthwatering aroma and incredible taste...
Don't miss the Batavia Old town food tour
A taste of Paradise for Veggies in Bali
Cooking with a warm Balinese family in Ubud
Engage in a memorable cooking and dining experience at a traditional Balinese household and savor the authentic recipes in a tranquil village house...
A trip to Javara Academy on a Sunday: The hub of indigenous food biodiversity
On Sundays, in the Javara Academy located in South Jakarta City, join in the free indigenous food tasting in their happy hours from 2 PM to 6 PM...
