Global Nomad — By jcampos on May 14, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Food For Thought, South East Asia
South East Asian cuisine is often based on a fusion of five fundamental flavors consisting of: sweet, spicy, sour, bitter and salty. In order to get to these flavors, a standard set of ingredients will most likely be spotted tucked away in the aprons or on the spice racks of cooks throughout the region be it a road side soup stand or a five star sit down restaurant. These include garlic, chillies, limes, lemon grass, and the ever-popular fish sauce (fermented fish). What ties all these ingredients together is Hom Mali, or Jasmine variety rice, and is usually involved in breakfast, lunch and dinner seeing as rice is a staple in the South East Asian diet.
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