A spice of life

by William Benbow

I love Thai food for both its taste and uniqueness. Thai cuisine ranges from a variety of dishes including curries and stir fries. The chefs of Thai food are known for the attention to detail of their dishes. Some notable qualities of Thai cuisine include its intricacy, texture, color, taste, and the use of Ingredients with medicinal benefits. From my experiences with Thai food, it is apparent that the chefs are not simply concerned with how a dish taste. They are also concerned with how it looks, how it smells, and how everything fits in together. Some of my favorite dishes include: green curry, sweat and sour with duck, fried rice and red curry. Thai food is always great value for something healthy yet delicious, and is a nice alternative to fast foods.

 

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From China to the world

by Magaly Chin

Fried rice is probably the best known Chinese dish. It’s made with steamed rice stir-fried in a wok mixed with other ingredients such as egg, vegetables and meat. The list of ingredients usually varies from country to country. This dish originated from China and from there it reached most countries in Asia, the Western countries and even some in Africa. Also it is very common to find fried rice in any Chinese banquet but when it is consumed as a homemade dish it is mostly made with leftovers. However, it’s not considered a Chinese everyday dish.

Due to the changing recipe on each country, fried rice has different presentations. For example, Muslim countries have created a vegetarian option using egg fried rice and in Indonesia is a spicy dish called “nasi goreng”. In the US it is considered as fast food and in South America, each country has its own variation, but the most remarkable is the Chinese Peruvian version called “chaufa”. 

American fried rice

Nasi goreng

Chaufa

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