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Asian Cuisines

From the Middle East to India and South East Asia, Asian cuisine is incredibly varied and delicious. Asia is the world’s largest continent and its cuisine is equally wide-reaching.

Discover the best foods Asia has to offer, from spicy Indian foods, traditional Chinese food, trendy Japanese dishes, classic Thai dishes, tasty Korean food, and the ever popular Middle Eastern cuisine, to the delights of Indonesia,  Philippines or Vietnam.

Asian food has become incredibly trendy in the recent years. Our Instagram Food Popularity Report shows that Asian cuisines dominate the top 10 worldwide and there is no end in sight to the growth in their popularity.

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Popular Maldivian Foods – Top Dishes to Try Out in the Maldives

  • Asian Cuisines
  • South Asian Cuisine
Maldives, most well-known for its white sandy beaches and crystal-clear sea, is often described as a paradise on Earth. But have you ever wondered about Maldivian food? Well, although there...

Hussain Samuaan

February 23, 2022
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23 Popular Syrian Desserts & Sweets

  • Asian Cuisines
  • Middle East Cuisine
Syrian sweets are some of the most famous throughout the Levant. They are known for their high quality and distinct taste, which is because craftsmen introduced nuts, natural cream, and...

Mohammad Ayash

February 21, 2022
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20 Most Popular Cambodian Foods

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  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
While Cambodian food is not as well known as its South East Asian counterparts like Thai and Vietnamese cuisines, it is incredibly delicious. Let’s take a culinary journey and discover...

Steven Halcrow

February 15, 2022
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Top 15 Irresistible Persian Desserts & Sweets

  • Asian Cuisines
  • Middle East Cuisine
  • South Asian Cuisine
As Persians say, at the end of a tasty Persian main course, such as chelo kabab (barbeque with rice) or a feast of khoreshts (stews), it’s time to enjoy something...

Lorik Keshish Hartoun

February 14, 2022
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20 Popular Desserts in Singapore

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  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
Borrowing from various cultures, Singapore’s dessert scene is inspired by a diverse mix of Asian flavors. This multi-ethnic city features a wide selection of sweet and savory treats, many of...

Dana Lee

February 9, 2022
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Top 15 Nepali Sweets and Desserts

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  • South Asian Cuisine
India has heavily influenced Nepali cuisine, which you would expect as the two countries share open borders and close socio-cultural ties. Nepali cuisine has adapted many different Indian sweets and...

Shranup Tandukar

February 8, 2022
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20 Most Popular Indian Curries

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Curry originated in the Indian subcontinent and the word comes from the Indian Tamil word “Kari” meaning “to bite” or as a reference to meat or the flesh of a...

Mario Pradeep

February 1, 2022
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35 Popular Street Foods in Southeast Asia

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  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
Southeast Asia is home to over 655 million people, hundreds of languages, most of the world’s major religions, and noteworthy cultural diversity. The region can be broadly divided into two...

Augustine Chay

February 1, 2022
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5 Popular Uzbek Desserts

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  • Central Asian Cuisine
It is common in Europe for the main cuisine to be served first, followed by sweets and desserts. In Uzbekistan, however, things are done differently. Guests are greeted with different...

Lobar Babajanova

January 26, 2022
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20 Popular Malaysian Street Foods

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  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
Whether you’re in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, a foodie paradise like Penang or Malacca, or a nondescript small town, street food is a ubiquitous part of Malaysian life....

Augustine Chay

January 24, 2022
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Top 15 Most Popular Iraqi Foods

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Iraqi cuisine is one of the oldest in the world. Some tablets found in ancient Iraqi monuments that date back to the Babylonians show recipes for preparing food in temples...

Saif Haider

January 18, 2022
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20 Famous Indian Chutneys, Sauces, and Dips

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Chutneys are an integral part of Indian cuisine, being served and consumed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Chutneys are the highlight of most street food encounters in India. Many tourists...

Mario Pradeep

January 13, 2022
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20 Famous Foods of Punjab

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  • South Asian Cuisine
The word Punjab is a compound of two Persian words, panj (five) and āb (water), referring to the five rivers (the Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, and Sutlej) that flow through...

Mario Pradeep

January 12, 2022
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20 Most Popular Nepali Foods

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  • South Asian Cuisine
As well as snow-capped peaks, thrilling trekking routes, down-to-earth locals, breath-taking natural scenery, and culturally vibrant localities, Nepal has plenty to offer in terms of cuisine. The fusion of different...

Shranup Tandukar

January 12, 2022
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25 Most Popular Foods in Singapore

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  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
Although a mere red dot on the world map, Singapore is a hotpot of Asian delicacies. With a wide variety of foods from Chinese, Malay, and Indian cuisines, along with...

Dana Lee

January 11, 2022
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20 Most Delicious Bengali Foods

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  • South Asian Cuisine
Bengal was considered the cultural capital of India even before the British Raj. The Mughals built a modern metropolis in Dhaka (Bangladesh) in 1610, which was the seat of their...

Mario Pradeep

January 8, 2022
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Top 15 Popular Uzbek Foods

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  • Central Asian Cuisine
Uzbek foods are some of the most colorful and delicious dishes of Central Asia. Uzbek cuisine is famous not only in Central Asia but it’s starting to gain popularity in Western...

Lobar Babajanova

January 7, 2022
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Top 25 Foods and Desserts of Laos: from the North to the South

  • Asian Cuisines
  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
Lao traditional cuisine is varied because of the different ethnic groups that make up the country. The flavors of the South are hot, spicy, and salty, while Northern dishes are...

Sounantha Phavadee

December 21, 2021
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Top 21 Foods & Drinks of Kyrgyzstan

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  • Central Asian Cuisine
The three best words to describe Kyrgyz cuisine are nutritious, simple-to-cook and organic. The ingredients added to traditional Kyrgyz dishes are natural and available in abundance, such as organic meat,...

Cholpon Samsalieva

December 21, 2021
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15 Popular Filipino Snacks

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  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
The flavors of the Philippines are still largely misunderstood by the rest of the world, according to Vogue, the prestigious fashion & lifestyle magazine. This statement is undisputedly true. Philippine...

Ayesha Fontilla

December 19, 2021
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15 Popular Filipino Street Foods

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  • Southeast Asian Cuisine
A Filipino’s eating habit comprises three large meals a day and several snacks in between. This is where street food comes in. The Philippines has a wide variety of street...

Ayesha Fontilla

December 19, 2021
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Top 25 Most Popular Middle Eastern Desserts

  • Asian Cuisines
  • Middle East Cuisine
Desserts are an indispensable part of the rich and diverse Middle Eastern cuisine. There is always at least one kind of dessert ready to be consumed after a meal or...

Feyza Kirmaci

December 14, 2021
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35 Popular Middle Eastern Foods

  • Asian Cuisines
  • Middle East Cuisine
The Middle East is a region that connects the East and the West, the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, Russia, and the warm seas. All the commercial and cultural connections...

Feyza Kirmaci

December 14, 2021
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15 Popular Lebanese Desserts

  • Asian Cuisines
  • Middle East Cuisine
Middle eastern people know their desserts well. Very well. Lebanese desserts are typically a combination of concentrated syrup and fried dough. Although most of them don’t use chocolate, you can...

Romy Khneisser

December 14, 2021
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