The next country up is Malaysia. There is a lot of variety of food there from all sorts of influences around the region, from Thai food to Indian food. Here are a few facts about Malaysia: Capital: Kuala Lumpur Population: about 30 million Area:  330 803 km² Currency: Malaysian ringgit For my Malay dish I made beef Rendang. Beef Rendand…

After Cambodia come thailand! Thai food is very exciting, there is a lot of variety and a lot of recipes to choose form. The spices and ingredients in thai food make it very flavorful! Here are a few facts about Thailand: Capital: Bangkok Population: about 67 million Area:  513 120 km² Currency: Thai baht For my Thai dish I…

In the next episode of the south east asian countries is Cambodia. Cambodian food has some delicious curries and I decided to make one of the flavorful Cambodian curries. Here are a few facts about Cambodia: Capital: Phnom Penh Population: about 15 million Area:  181 035 km² Currency: Cambodian riel For my Cambodian dish I made Khmer chicken samlá curry. Chicken…

Next up is Vietnam. Vietnam is probably one of the best known type of cooking of this region. There is a rich food culture there with influences form French and Asian cuisine. Here are a few facts about Vietnam: Capital: Hanoi Population: about 90 million Area:  332 698 km² Currency: Vietnamese Dong For my Vietnamese dish I made beef…

After Myanmar we are going to Laos for another delicious salad. It is interesting to see how the flavor have changed from a few country west, the use of fish sauce, ginger and a lot of fresh herbs is really making these dishes delicious! Here are a few facts about Laos: Capitals: Vientiane Population: about…

And now the first dish that has more of a south east asian influence, Myanmar! Here are a few facts about Myanmar: Capitals: Dhaka Population: about 157 million Area: 147 570 km² Currency: Bangladeshi taka For the Burmese dish I made gin thoke which is a ginger, napa cabbage, lentils and chickpea salad dressed with fish sauce and with…

 After going through India and Nepal, the next country is bangladesh, I think it will be one of the last country that has a more indian influence in it’s cuisine as the upcoming countries seem to have more south east asian influences. Here are a few facts about Bangladesh: Capitals: Dhaka Population: about 157 million Area: 147…

Here are a few facts about Nepal: Capitals: Kathmandu Population: about 28 million Area: 147 181 km² Currency: Nepalese rupee For this Nepalese dinner I made dal bhat and tarkari. Dal bhat is lentils cooked with spices accompanied by rice. I also made tarkari which is a vegetable curry with cauliflower and potatoes and a lot of delicious spices!…

And now, after crossing the middle east, India! This marks the end of the first big part of this leg around the world, from Turkey all the way to south East Asia and then all the way to Australia going down Indonesia. Here are a few facts about India: Capitals: New Dehli Population: about 1.293 billion Area:…

The last step before India is Pakistan. The pakistani cuisine seems very similar to indian cuisine. It took me a while to find a recipe that seemed to be a traditional pakistani recipe as most of the recipes are shared between the 2 countries. Here are a few facts about Pakistan: Capitals: Islamabad Population: about 182 million…

The last step before getting in very indian like recipes is Afghanistan. After reading a little bit about afghan food it seems that rice is a big part of the food in Afghanistan. Therefore I decided to make a traditional meal with rice. Here are a few facts about Afghanistan: Capitals: Kabul Population: about 30.5 million Area:…

Moving further and further towards India, the recipe I made today is an Iranian classic. The more I move towards India the more the taste of the food is transitioning from the first meal I made which was turkish towards Indian food. It is a slow transition but there is more and more spices that…