| Myth 1- Asian food is fast food | | | | around the world with their sour and spicy dishes |
| Fact 1- I have been to America and being an | | | | like Tomyam or mango kerabu. |
| Asian chef myself, I understand why Asian food | | | | Myth 4- Indian food is curry food |
| like Chinese takeaway is akin to takeaway | | | | Fact 4- That is one of the most common |
| McDonald burgers. In fact, most Chinese dishes | | | | perceptions that whatever dishes that are curry |
| can actually be cooked or prepared in a very fast | | | | would have to link to something India. The Indian |
| manner like Cantonese fried rice, but it is the | | | | culinary world does not only cover spicy dish but |
| ingredients preparation itself that takes time. | | | | also some of the greatest vegetarian dish in the |
| However there is also a lot of Asian dishes that | | | | world. Indian cuisine also famed for their naan |
| require extensive preparation. | | | | (Indian bread), tandoori chicken (chicken meat |
| Myth 2- Asian food is difficult to prepare | | | | skewered in a long metal stick and cooked in a |
| Fact 2- Asian foods are gastronomical delights | | | | hot pot), sweet candies called ladoo, their famed |
| that are mostly prepared in some exceptionally | | | | milk tea called chai and many more. |
| heavy cooking like stir frying, steaming and many | | | | Myth 5- Chinese food is typically sweet in taste |
| more. It is not difficult to find your desired | | | | Fact 5- For some reasons, most of the Chinese |
| ingredients when cooking up some Asian dishes | | | | foods that I have tasted in America are sweet in |
| for your family. There are so many Asian | | | | taste. That is how the Chinese foods are being |
| groceries around America that sell some of the | | | | perceived, prepared to somehow suit the taste |
| common herbs and spices used in Asian dishes. | | | | buds for most people. However, if one ventures |
| Myth 3- Asian food is just about Chinese, | | | | outside America, to places like Guangzhou or |
| Vietnamese and Japanese food | | | | somewhere in Guangdong province of China, area |
| Fact 3- Asia is a very big region, covering from | | | | where one could discover the real culinary world |
| Far East like Japan to the west Asia like India. | | | | of China, you will be able to savor an entirely |
| Because of the large region Asia actually covers, | | | | different taste of Chinese cuisine that actually |
| there are huge culinary world out there in Asian | | | | covers a huge variety of tastes. |
| region alone. Asian foods from countries like | | | | Conclusion |
| Indonesia, Malaysia, or even Philippines are so | | | | Of course there are more untrue perception |
| criminally underrated that I hope the tourism | | | | about Asian foods. Nothing really could beat any |
| boards from these countries should spend more | | | | Asian cuisines that are originally found in the Asian |
| effort in promoting their country dishes. However, | | | | region itself. |
| Thai recipes seems to cover a larger demographic | | | | |