Asian Food Section

Today, we will introduce three traditional foods-each from Thailand, Vietnam, and China.

Tom Yum Kai-The Food of Thailand

Ingredients: 1. 1 lb chicken breasts 2. 3 stalks lemon grass, sliced and crushed 3. 4 cups Maggi (soy sauce) chicken with cooking stock 4. 3 kaffir lime leaves 5. 2 tablespoons Maggi (fish sauce) 6. 2 tablespoons lime juice 7. 3 crushed chilies 8. Garnish: 2 cups coriander sprigs Procedures 1. Chop chicken into inches, leaving the bone in or removing it. Usually, bones are left in for flavor. 2. Set the chicken aside. 3. Put lemon grass in a saucepan with the Maggi (soy sauce) chicken with cooking stock and kaffir lime leaves. Boil it for 5 minutes. 4. Add the chicken and Maggi (fish sauce) and boil it gently for 15 minutes. 5. Remove from heat and add lime juice. Add chilies to soup. 6. Garnish with coriander. This can serve 4-6 people. You can see there are only six steps!!

om Yum Kai, or Sour Chicken Soup, is one of a Thai top dish, and also a dish of the Far East region (Thailand is in the Far East region). This dish is famous throughout the world. Tom Yum Kai is an herb soup with chickens. There will be flavors of sweet, sour, and salty, mixed together. One very important thing about the flavor of this dish is it shouldnt taste bland, but should mainly taste hot and sour. The sweet flavor will come from the chickens. Sometimes, this soup could be a medicine, because it could cure some sickness, like stomach ache, flu. This dish could be eaten at any time Sour Chicken Soup is from Chiang San, an ancient capital facing Laos across the Mekong River. All of Chieng San is a T-junction and the Sala Thai is at its very heart. Right on the river, it is one of the most beautiful places in Thailand. This menu could be made spicy and might not be spicy. Here, Ill give the recipe for the spicy Tom Yum Kai.

Pho-The Chicken Noodle of Vietnam

Pho is national food of Vietnam. It is a soup that

How to make: Place the ginger and onion on a small baking sheet. Then set it to broil on high for 15 minutes. Turn the onion and ginger over once in a while so it gets even. The skin should get dark and the onion & ginger should be soft. After cooling, rub to get the burnt skin off the onion. Slice the ginger into thick slices. Then fill a large pot with water and boil.

With a sharp cleaver, carve the chicken breast meat off and reserve. With the rest of chicken, whack hard through the bones to get sections 3 is very popular. You can cook Pho with chicken or sections. The more bones you put into the water, beef. The following is the recipe of how to make the more rich and flavorful the water will taste. Pho Ga or Vietnamese Chicken Noodle: When the water boils, add the chicken sections Ingredients: (not breast) and boil on high for 5 minutes. Youll see lots of foam that will come up to the (A) surface of the water. Take it out. Rinse your - 1 whole organic chicken chicken of the scum and wash your pot. Refill - 1 whole onion, unpeeled and cut in half with about 4 quarts of clean, cold water. Add - 3 inch chunk of ginger that is unpeeled chicken breast meat and all of (A) in the pot - 2 tbl whole coriander seeds close the lid. Turn the heat to high & let it boil. - 4 whole cloves Then turn the heat to low. Open the lid so the - 2 whole star anise steam can escape. - 2 tbl sugar (or rock sugar) - 2 tbl fish sauce After 15 minutes, remove the chicken breasts - small bunch of cilantro stems only and shred with your fingers when cooled and set (B) aside. With a large spoon, skim the surface of - 1 lb dried rice noodles any of the foam in the broth. Checking every 20 - 2 cups bean sprouts, that is leaves and minutes ensures a tender stems only clear broth. Boil for a - 1/2 cup shaved red onions total of 1-1.5 hours. - 1/2 lime, cut into 4 wedges If the taste is not - Sriracha hot sauce correct, adjust the - chili seasoning with more

fish sauce or sugar.

Strain the broth and throw the solids (bones). Ladle broth and add shredded chicken breast and noodles in a bowl. Have (B) ingredients set at Ingredients table to add to the bowl. 1. 4 lb oven-ready duck After you have done preparing your meal, you 2. 1 tablespoon honey are ready to eat. You are ready to try one of 3. 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce Vietnamese most famous food! ENJOY! 4. 1 tablespoon sesame oil 5. 2 tablespoons of water Procedures:

Here, I have given a recipe of making a Peking duck. I think this might be a little simple for cooking beginners.

1. Place the duck in a bowl-shaped dish with holes in it, and put it in the sink. 2. Pour boiling water over the duck twice. 3. Hang the duck overnight in a cool place, or place it on a rack in the refrigerator. 4. Next morning, mix honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and coloring, if used, in a small bowl.

Peking duck from the Land of China

From the name of Peking duck, this menu is from China. Countries like China are countries of the Far East. The Far East provides an interesting source of many of the worlds yummiest dishes. Restaurants that sell these foods have become very popular. Now, one-time special ingredients have become common n the Western supermarket, causing the cooking to become easier. Peking duck is a dish which is easy and quick to prepare. It may be served as a complete meal.

5. Place the duck on the rack inside a roasting tin. Make sure the neck opening is closed. 6. Brush evenly with the mixture made in a small bowl for 1 hour. 7. Pre-heat oven to 400oF Thats it! You are already done with your duck. There are only seven steps to make this duck! You might have to be a little bit patient to eat this duck.

European Food Section

Smrrebrd- (Butter bread)
Butter Extra- Salad, tomato, bacon and maybe some dressing Step one: Take the bread and take butter on. I want to tell you about the Danish dish smrrebrd. Smrrebrd is dark bread with butter and toppings. The toppings could be potato, shrimp, Liver pate, cheese, or sausage. The origin of Smrrebrd was the need for eating away from home. Already back in time when the Pastors, hunters, or farmers were long away from their home, they needed at bite of bread. That was where the Smrrebrd came to life. How to make Smrrebrd: Ingredients: Rye bread, or toast Toppings- Potato, sausage, meat, liver pate, or what you like Step two: Put salad and dressing on. Step three: Put the toppings you like. WellknownSmrrebrd: -Veterinarian's midnight snack (liver pate, salted meat, raw onion, on rye bread.) -Sunshine over Gudhjem (Smoked herring, chives, and a raw yolk) - Shooting stars (Plaice, shrimp, tomato, and onion) - Shrimp salad mix( shrimps, salad, tomatoes, and a lemon.) - Rye bread with cold boiled potatoes