Asian Food Section

Today, we will introduce three traditional foods-each from Thailand, Vietnam, and China.

Tom Yum Kai-The Food of Thailand

om Yum Kai, or Sour Chicken Soup, is one of a Thai top dish, and also a dish of the Far East region (Thailand is in the Far East region). This dish is famous throughout the world. Tom Yum Kai is an herb soup with chickens. There will be flavors of sweet, sour, and salty, mixed together. One very important thing about the flavor of this dish is it shouldnt taste bland, but should mainly taste hot and sour. The sweet flavor will come from the chickens. Sometimes, this soup could be a medicine, because it could cure some sickness, like stomach ache, flu. This dish could be eaten at any time Sour Chicken Soup is from Chiang San, an

ancient capital facing Laos across the Mekong River. All of Chieng San is a T-junction and the Sala Thai is at its very heart. Right on the river, it is one of the most beautiful places in Thailand. This menu could be made spicy and might not be spicy. Here, Ill give the recipe for the spicy Tom Yum Kai. Ingredients: 1. 1 lb chicken breasts 2. 3 stalks lemon grass, sliced and crushed 3. 4 cups Maggi (soy sauce) chicken with cooking stock 4. 3 kaffir lime leaves 5. 2 tablespoons Maggi (fish sauce) 6. 2 tablespoons lime juice 7. 3 crushed chilies 8. Garnish: 2 cups coriander sprigs Procedures

1. Chop chicken into inches, make Pho Ga or Vietnamese leaving the bone in or Chicken Noodle: removing it. Usually, bones are Ingredients: left in for flavor. 2. Set the chicken aside. (A) 3. Put lemon grass in a saucepan 1 whole organic chicken 1 whole onion, unpeeled and with the Maggi (soy sauce) cut in half chicken with cooking stock and 3 inch chunk of ginger that is kaffir lime leaves. Boil it for 5 unpeeled minutes. 2 tbl whole coriander seeds 4. Add the chicken and Maggi 4 whole cloves (fish sauce) and boil it gently 2 whole star anise for 15 minutes. 2 tbl sugar (or rock sugar) 2 tbl fish sauce 5. Remove from heat and add small bunch of cilantro stems lime juice. Add chilies to soup. only 6. Garnish with coriander. (B) 1 lb dried rice noodles This can serve 4-6 people. You 2 cups bean sprouts, that is can see there are only six steps!! leaves and tender stems only 1/2 cup shaved red onions Pho-The Chicken Noodle of 1/2 lime, cut into 4 wedges Vietnam Sriracha hot sauce chili Pho is national food of Vietnam. It How to make: Place the ginger and onion on a small baking sheet. Then set it to broil on high for 15 minutes. Turn the onion and ginger over once in a while so it gets even. The skin should get dark and the onion & ginger should be soft. After cooling, rub to get the burnt skin off the onion. Slice the ginger into thick slices. Then fill a large pot with water and boil. With a sharp cleaver, carve the chicken breast meat off and

is a soup that is very popular. You can cook Pho with chicken or beef. The following is the recipe of how to

reserve. With the rest of chicken, whack hard through the bones to get sections 3 sections. The more bones you put into the water, the more rich and flavorful the water will taste. When the water boils,

With a large spoon, skim the surface of any of the foam in the broth. Checking every 20 minutes ensures a clear broth. Boil for a total of 1-1.5 hours. If the taste is not correct, adjust the seasoning with more fish sauce or sugar. Strain the broth and throw the solids (bones). Ladle broth and add shredded chicken breast and noodles in a bowl. Have (B) ingredients set at table to add to the bowl. After you have done preparing your meal, you are ready to eat. You are ready to try one of Vietnamese most famous food! ENJOY!

add the chicken sections (not Peking duck from the Land of breast) and boil on high for 5 minutes. Youll see lots of foam that China will come up to the surface of the water. Take it out. Rinse your chicken of the scum and wash your pot. Refill with about 4 quarts of clean, cold water. Add chicken breast meat and all of (A) in the pot close the lid. Turn the heat to high & let it boil. Then turn the heat to low. Open the lid so the steam can escape. After 15 minutes, remove the chicken breasts and shred with your fingers when cooled and set aside.

From the name of Peking duck, this menu is from China. Countries like China are countries of the Far East. The Far East provides an interesting source of many of the worlds yummiest dishes. Restaurants that sell these foods have become very popular. Now, one-time special ingredients have become common n the Western supermarket, causing the cooking to become easier. Peking duck is a dish which is easy and quick to prepare. It may be served as a complete meal.

Here, I have given a recipe of making a Peking duck. I think this might be a little simple for cooking beginners. Ingredients 1. 4 2. 1 3. 3 4. 1 5. 2 lb oven-ready duck tablespoon honey tablespoons dark soy sauce tablespoon sesame oil tablespoons of water

4. Next morning, mix honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and coloring, if used, in a small bowl. 5. Place the duck on the rack inside a roasting tin. Make sure the neck opening is closed. 6. Brush evenly with the mixture made in a small bowl for 1 hour. 7. Pre-heat oven to 400oF Thats it! You are already done with your duck. There are only seven steps to make this duck! You might have to be a little bit patient to eat this duck.

Procedures: 1. Place the duck in a bowlshaped dish with holes in it, and put it in the sink. 2. Pour boiling water over the duck twice. 3. Hang the duck overnight in a cool place, or place it on a rack in the refrigerator.

Smrrebrd- (Butter bread)

I want to tell you about the Danish dish smrrebrd. Smrrebrd is dark bread with butter and toppings. The toppings could be potato, shrimp, Liver pate, cheese, or sausage. The origin of Smrrebrd was the need for eating away from home. Already back in time when the Pastors, hunters, or farmers were long away from their home, they needed at bite of bread. That was where the Smrrebrd came to life. How to make Smrrebrd:

European Food Section

Ingredients: Rye bread, or toast Toppings- Potato, sausage, meat, liver pate, or what you like Butter Extra- Salad, tomato, bacon and maybe some dressing Step one: Take the bread and take butter on. Step two: Put salad and dressing on. Step three: Put the toppings you like. WellknownSmrrebrd: -Veterinarian's midnight snack (liver pate, salted meat, raw onion, on rye bread.) -Sunshine over Gudhjem (Smoked herring, chives, and a raw yolk) - Shooting stars (Plaice, shrimp, tomato, and onion) - Shrimp salad mix( shrimps, salad, tomatoes, and a lemon.) - Rye bread with cold boiled potatoes