Asian food

Chopstick-friendly dishes

Asian food is cuisine from or inspired by the diverse culinary traditions of Asia—Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, and many others.

In casual American usage, the term often defaults to East Asian cuisines: Let's get Asian food typically means Chinese, Thai, or sushi rather than Indian curry.

The umbrella term glosses over vast regional differences in ingredients, techniques, and flavors.

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rice · wok · chopsticks · soy sauce · fish sauce · chili oil · dim sum · spring roll · wonton soup · curry · pho · tofu · ginger · sesame · stir-fry · hot pot · dumpling · teriyaki

Categories
Opposites
geographic culinary origin

Asian foodEuropean cuisine

Food from Western nations

French cuisine · Mexican food

culinary familiarity (Western-centric perspective)

Asian foodhome cooking

Meals prepared at residence

comfort food · meat and potatoes · pub food · pub grub

Family

Asian, food, Asia, Asians, foods, foodie, foodies, foodstuff, foodstuffs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G