Chinese
The Chinese believe balancing flavors, textures, and colors is essential to creating dishes that promote good health. Thus, this concept, symbolized by a black and white circle, plays a significant role in Chinese cuisine.
What is yin and yang?
This red chili paste is a savory, sweet, and spicy fermented condiment popular in Korean cooking.
What is gochujang?
This spicy horseradish condiment from Japan is best known as an accompaniment for sushi, sashimi, Japanese noodle dishes.
What is wasabi?
Originating from the north, traditional dish consists of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat.
What is phở?
Invented in 2008 by Peter Yen in San Francisco, the Sushirrito combines these two traditional dishes.
What is sushi and the burrito?
This food, made from soy milk, was invented over 2,000 years ago and is a versatile ingredient in various dishes, from stir-fries to desserts. Words like silken, soft, firm, or even skin have been used to describe its texture.
What is tofu?
The Chinese version, called jiaozi, is generally smaller than the Korean version, which is known by this name.
What is mandu?
Every East Asian country has a different name for its dumplings, and in Japan it is called by this name. You can usually spot it as an appetizer on a Japanese restaurant's menu.
What is gyoza?
This food is eaten so much that it has become synonomous with the Vietnamese word for meal.
What is rice or cơm?
The true Japanese version of this dark sauce, used to glaze proteins like chicken and beef, is a very simple and not as sugary or syrupy as the one you'll find in America.
What is teriyaki?
In Cantonese, it means "touch the heart" and is a traditional brunch-style meal consisting of small plates of dumplings, buns, and other bite-sized dishes served alongside tea.
What is dim sum?
This dish is eaten ceremonially on a person's birthday as the main ingredient is looked upon as auspicious.
What is miyeok-guk or seaweed soup?
A savory Japanese street food, this dish is shaped into a ball and typically filled with octopus and other ingredients.
What is takoyaki?
The French introduced Vietnam to the baguette in the 1800s, but the traditional form of this food that most people would recognize today wasn't created until 1954 when the country was divided into two.
What is bánh mì?
Despite its association with Chinese food, this palate-cleansing dessert actually originated from San Fransciso and can do everything from ending your meal on a sweet note to giving you a vague prophecy.
What is a fortune cookie?
Tanghulu is a traditional Chinese snack consisting of Chinese hawthorn (or other fruits) coated with this melted substance on a bamboo skewer.
What is sugar?
Korean usually give this food to someone that is just released from the jail.
What is tofu?
While doing this is considered taboo in America, it is deemed as polite in Japan to show appreciation for your noodle dish.
What is slurping?
Also known as the Vietnamese crepe, this a savoury fried yellow pancake is comonly stuffed with pork, shrimps, diced green onion, mung bean, and bean sprouts.
What is bánh xèo?
In the post-millennium period, Korean-American chefs began incorporating this popular sweet barbecue dish into burgers, tacos, and sandwiches.
What is bulgogi?
Many Chinese dishes believed to bring good luck and fortune. For example, whole fish represents abundance and prosperity while long noodles symbolize this idea?
What is a long and/or healthy life?
This dish was created during Korean War in early 50's as a way to survive in times of food scarcity. Supposedly, locals would smuggle leftover meat from U.S. Army bases to supplement their traditional meals.
What is budae jjigae or Korean army stew?
Made from fermented whole soybeans, this breakfast food is eaten with rice and is often considered an acquired taste because of its powerful smell, strong flavor, and sticky, slimy texture.
What is natto?
This is the most common dipping sauce/seasoning used in Vietnamese cuisine.
What is nước mắm or fish sauce?
Down in Texas and Louisiana, you can find Viet-Cajun food, which combines Cajun and Vietnamese ingredients such as cayenne pepper, butter, ginger, garlic, and this tall, aromatic grass.
What is lemongrass?