Flags & Landmarks
This city is known not only for a giant surfboard, but also a big durian.
Singapore
This soup balances sour, spicy, salty, and sweet all in one steaming bowl.
Tom Yum
This country became the most recent member to join ASEAN.
Timor Leste/East Timor
This country not only leads the all-time SEA Games table, but also in all-time Olympic medal tally in the region.
Thailand
This Malaysian YouTuber is known for his comedy sketches about critiquing westerners' attempts at cooking Asian food.
Uncle Roger (Nigel Ng)
This country’s flag is the only one in the world featuring a building.
Cambodia
This drink is famous for being poured high through the air.
Teh Tarik/Pulled Tea
This Vietnamese city, formerly known as Saigon, was renamed after reunification.
Ho Chi Minh City
This legendary athlete from the region became one of the world’s greatest in badminton
Lee Chong Wei/Taufik Hidayat
In this movie, a woman attends a wedding in Singapore only to find herself caught in high-society drama.
Crazy Rich Asians
This peak is famed for its cloud-piercing granite summit that glows gold at sunrise, perhaps the tallest one in Southeast Asia
Mount Kinabalu.
This food is made from fermented beans that tastes better than it looks.
Tempeh
This country resisted colonization despite being bordered by empire-controlled lands.
Thailand
This country is the reigning champion of Southeast Asian Football
Vietnam
This Vietnamese-born actress became internationally famous for starring as Lara Jean Song-Covey in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.
Lana Condor
This Southeast Asian city is the 'City of Angels'
Bangkok (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon)
This dish features fruit and rice that become a perfect couple.
Mango Sticky Rice
This country joined ASEAN the same year it became independent.
This football stadium, often filled beyond capacity, is considered a fortress and a symbol of national passion.
Gelora Bung Karno/Rajamangala/Bukit Jalil
This Indonesian singer became widely known across Southeast Asia for the emotional hit song “Hati-Hati di Jalan.”
Tulus
The world’s largest Buddhist monument, this Indonesian temple was built from volcanic stone.
Borobudur
This sandwich reinvented a crusty loaf by stuffing it with herbs, pickles, and bold flavors.
bánh mì
This narrow waterway has been one of the world’s busiest maritime trade routes for centuries, linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
The Straits of Malacca
This sport brought Singapore its first and only Olympic gold medal
Swimming
This Thai Netflix movie pits a humble cook against a perfectionist chef obsessed with status.
Hunger