JAPANESE CUISINE

Japanese Cuisine

• Japanese cuisine ( 和食 , washoku) offers an abundance of

gastronomical delights with a boundless variety of regional and
seasonal dishes.
• Traditional Japanese cuisine, or “washoku”, revolves around
the concept of seasonality. Japan has four distinct seasons
spring, summer, autumn and winter
• It has been influenced by the food customs of other nations
• Japanese are fervent believers of five basic taste that
appease the palate sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami.
Essential ingredients of Japanese Cuisine
 Wasabi
This condiment will
add a kick to any dish
—and a little goes a
long way! Known for
its sharp and spicy
taste. wasabi is in the
same family as Kinako
horseradish and
mustard.  is roasted soybean flour and
literally means “yellow flour”
in Japanese. It is often a pale
golden to yellow color, though
may sometimes be a light
green depending on which type
of soybeans were used. 
Adzuki

“adzuki”, azuki are reddish-
brown beans grown in the
Himalayas and East Asian.
These beans are a healthy,
plant-based protein that
offer a rich, nutty flavor
with natural sweetness,
earning them the moniker
“sweet red beans”

Miso
miso is a traditional
Japanese seasoning
made from
fermented soybeans. 
Katsuobushi
also known as bonito
flakes, is dried,
fermented, and smoked
skipjack tuna.

Daikon means “big
root,” and it’s a type
of winter radish that
can be eaten raw or
cooked until tende
JAPANESE FAMOUS
DISH
Sashimi
•A raw thin slice fish, usually dip in soy sauce.
Sushi
A small piece of fish that
are wrapped in rice and
seaweed.
Shabu-shabu
A popular Japanese hot pot dish
consist of thinly sliced meat, bite
size vegetables
Sukiyaki

• National dish in Japan, made of thin

slices of beef and vegetables
prepared nabemono ( one pot).
Teriyaki
• A Japanese food grilled with a
highly flavored glazed of soy
sauce and sake or mire ( sweet
wine).
• Teriyaki sauce is frequently use as
a marinade as well as basting
sauce.
Thailand
Cuisine/ Thai
Cuisine
Thai Cuisine
• Thai food originated with the people who emigrated from the
southern Chinese provinces into modern day Thailand many
centuries ago. 
• influenced by European cuisine after contact with Portuguese
missionaries and Dutch traders. 
• W Thai cuisine is a perfect blend of four seasonings – salty,
sweet, sour, and spicy. Almost every Thai dish combines all four
tastes. Thai cuisine lays a lot of importance to fresh fruits and
vegetables which is very much evident in their curries and every
desserts that come loaded with fruits.
Essential
Ingredients of
Thai Cuisine
Thai Basil
Commonly used in
soup, where it
tends a sharper
bolder flavor

Allium Vegetables
like shallots, onions,
scallions, and garlic
frequently appear in Thai
dishes and are often the
star of the show.
Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is a required
component in many Thai
dishes. It appears in Thai
curry and many Thai soups. 

Chiles
chiles can add so many
different flavors  and
textures and can be used
in almost any type of
dish with great success.
Fish Sauce
Nam Pla (“fish water”) is created
from the runoff from barrels of
anchovies, and it is a great way
to add strong or subtle flavor to
seafood dishes, salads, curries,
and marinades
Famous Thai
Dishes
Pad Thai

• Pad Thai is a Thai dish of stir-

fried rice noodles with eggs,
vegetables and tofu in a sauce
of tamarind, fish, dried shrimp,
garlic, red chilli pepper and
sugar. 
Thai Curry

• is a dish in Thai
cuisine made
from curry
paste, coconut
milk or water,
meat, seafood,
vegetables or
fruit, and herb
Tom Yam Soup
• Tom Yam is a spicy Thai soup. It is a type of clear
hot and sour soup. This vegetarian version is made
with mushrooms and Thai spices.
Chicken Satay

• A classic and
downright
delicious Thai
appetizer, served
with a chunky
peanut sauce.
Som Tam

• Som Tam is a green papaya

salad recipe that combines all
four tastes - sour, chilli, sweet
and salty. A healthy and
delicious treat for brunch, lunch
or a casual light dinner.
Indonesian Cuisine
Indonesian Cuisine
• Indonesian cuisine is one of the most vibrant and colorful cuisines in
the world, full of intense flavor.
• Often demonstrates complex flavor, acquired from certain ingredients
and spices mixture.
• Indonesian cuisine is known for its deliberate combination of
contrasting flavors
• Indonesian dishes have rich flavors, most often described as savory,
hot and spicy. And combination of basic taste such as sweet, salty,
sour and bitter.
Essential
Ingredients in
Indonesian Cuisine
Nutmeg
Nutmeg is a type of high-value
spice used throughout the world.
Indeed, nutmeg is used only by
seeds. Nutmeg is used to add spicy
and spicy flavor to cooking or
drinks.

Turmeric
Turmeric is a typical
Indonesian plant that has
many uses. Initially turmeric,
which is a spice plant, has
grown a lot in the mainland
of Southeast Asia, 
Galangal
Galangal is one of the basic
ingredients in cooking spices.
The galangal is solid, oval,
and large. 

Lemongrass
Lemongrass is a type of grass
plant commonly used for
cooking spices. In addition,
lemongrass does not have a
distinctive taste,
Cumin
It is a spice in the form of
small oval granules like rice,
with a brown color with a
fragrant aroma. Cumin can be
used as spices and medicine. 

Javanese Tamarind
This Tamarind has brown flesh
and fruit skin and also has a
sour taste. Usually used in the
form of fresh or in the form of
processed as a spice in many
Indonesian dishes, it functions
to give a sense of acid in certain
foods. 
Famous
Indonesian
Dish
Nasi Goreng

• Nasi Goreng, the national dish of Indonesia,

translates as “fried rice.” Nasi goreng is commonly
served with eggs. Usually, they are mixed in the
rice or fried and served on the side.
 Beef Rendang

• Rendang is a rich and tender coconut beef stew which

is explosively flavorful and beef rendang is the most
popular rendang.
Nasi Rawon

• Nasi Rawon is a dish

made of beef stew
from East Java.
Rawon has this nutty
flavor and a deep,
black color from the
use of keluak nut. It
is rich in flavor.
Gado-Gado

• Gado-gado is an Indonesian salad
comprising of vegetables in a
spicy peanut sauce, often served
with fried tofu and tempeh,
boiled potato and a hard-boiled
egg.
Sweet Martabak

• It is an Indonesian version of
a pancake.