Appetite For Instruction: Foods from Asia

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  1. banh mi
    Vietnamese sandwich filled with meat and pickled vegetables
  2. bao
    a steamed Chinese bread roll filled with meat or vegetables
  3. biryani
    an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat, fish, or vegetables
  4. bok choy
    a plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
  5. chop suey
    meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables over rice
  6. chow mein
    a Chinese dish made of stir-fried noodles with vegetables
  7. chutney
    a spicy relish usually made with fruit, vinegar, and spices
  8. congee
    an Asian rice porridge, usually eaten for breakfast
  9. curry
    a South Asian dish flavored with a spice mixture
  10. dal
    a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
  11. dim sum
    style of Chinese cuisine with small portions of many dishes
  12. dumpling
    a small ball or strip of boiled or steamed dough
  13. edamame
    green soybeans that are cooked and served in their pods
  14. fried rice
    boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs
  15. gyoza
    a Japanese dumpling stuffed with minced pork and cabbage
  16. hot pot
    a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot
  17. masala
    a blend of ground spices used in Indian cooking
  18. miso
    a fermented soybean paste used in Japanese food
  19. naan
    leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India
  20. noodle
    a ribbonlike strip of pasta
  21. pho
    a soup made of broth, rice noodles, and beef or chicken
  22. ramen
    quick-cooking Japanese noodles served in broth
  23. roti
    flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
  24. samosa
    fried Indian turnover filled with vegetables or meat
  25. sashimi
    very thinly sliced raw fish
  26. satay
    a dish of skewered, grilled meat served with a peanut sauce
  27. soman
    a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body
  28. soy sauce
    a brown liquid used to flavor food
  29. spring roll
    a thin fried snack filled with vegetables, meat, or seafood
  30. sukiyaki
    a hot pot dish with beef, vegetables, tofu, and broth
  31. sushi
    cold rice and vinegar topped or rolled with raw fish
  32. tempura
    vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
  33. teriyaki
    meat or seafood marinated in soy sauce and grilled or broiled
  34. tofu
    a soft, white, cheeselike food made from soybeans
  35. unagi
    a freshwater eel commonly used in Japanese cooking
  36. wasabi
    A Japanese plant with a thick green root
  37. wonton soup
    a savory dumpling soup with a clear broth
Created on Thu Oct 19 14:20:05 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Mar 27 10:21:15 EDT 2024)

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