03.12.08
Tastes from the Far East
Chinese restaurants have sprung up in every corner of the country, some claiming to be authentic. However times and tastes keep changing, and, with the ordinary Indian turning more experimental, food from the Far East is slowly but surely invading our palates. For centuries India has maintained strong maritime relations with the islands that constitute the South East Asian region.
The centuries of trade and cultural exchanges between India and the islands of South East Asia have also paved the way for maintaining a strong culinary relationship between the regions. However, for many years South East Asian cuisine in India has been erroneously associated with Chinese cuisine. South East Asian cuisine, which includes Thai, Malaysian, Singaporean, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Filipino cuisine, to name a few, as well as the more popular Chinese cuisine use different ingredients and follow completely different methods of preparation.
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