Dietary culture in Asian countries

Since ancient times, China has had the aphorism that "food is the most important thing for the people" and "food and grass come first before the three armed forces move". After thousands of years of development, China's food culture has formed independently. China's food culture is a regional culture with a long history, with broad vision, deep levels, many angles and high taste.

It is the material wealth and spiritual wealth that China people have created, accumulated and influenced neighboring countries and the world in the aspects of food source development, tableware development, food preparation, nutrition and health care, food aesthetics and so on in the production and life practice of more than 6,543,800 years.

2. Japan

Generally speaking, westerners think that Japanese food is only beef hot pot or sushi with weird appearance. Many tourists know how to taste fresh fish and tender fried shrimp when they come to Japan. The main course in Japan is fish. Sashimi and sushi were introduced to Japan from China in the Tang Dynasty.

Improved by the Japanese, it is a very popular food in Japan. Raw food is also a very healthy way of eating, which can reduce the loss of nutrients in fish more than cooking. Most methods of cooking fish in Japan are low-temperature cooking and steaming. The selected fish are all healthy marine fish.

3. Korea

Korean food is characterized by kimchi culture, and three meals a day are inseparable from kimchi. Traditional Korean dishes such as barbecue, kimchi and cold noodles have become world famous dishes.

There are all kinds of diets in Korea. Because it used to be an agricultural society, rice has been the main staple food since ancient times. Korean diet consists of all kinds of vegetables, meat and fish. Various fermented pickled foods such as kimchi (fermented spicy cabbage), seafood sauce (pickled seafood) and soybean sauce (fermented soybean) are famous for their nutritional value and special taste.

4. Singapore

Singapore is a gourmet paradise. Multi-culture and rich history make Singapore have something to be proud of. Food cultures from China, Indian, Malaysian and many other countries have collided fiercely in this melting pot of Asian cuisine, showing their respective advantages.

5. Thailand

Thai food enjoys an international reputation. Whether the taste is spicy or light, harmony is the guiding principle of every dish. In essence, Thai cooking is organically combined with the influence of the East and the West with a history of hundreds of years, forming a unique Thai diet. The characteristics of Thai food depend on the chef, diners, occasions and cooking places to satisfy everyone's appetite.

Thai cooking originally reflected the characteristics of aquatic lifestyle. Aquatic animals, plants and herbs are the main components. Avoid using large pieces of meat. Later, this influence led to the use of quite large pieces of meat in the Thai diet.

Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC)

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan

Baidu encyclopedia-Korea

Baidu Encyclopedia-Singapore

Baidu Encyclopedia-Thailand