Food Trips and Cooking Holidays in South East Asia

Southeast Asian cuisine is a symphony of many ingredients and flavors, taste buds mingle with subtle complexity and the presentation is just spectacular. Travelers visiting Vietnam, Thailand or Cambodia can look forward to a great experience.

The distinctive taste of southeastern Asian cooking comes from the merging of all five of the palatable tastes; sour, salty, sweet, spicy and even bitter. With the use of many different greens and vegetables Southeast Asian cooking in itself is particularly healthy.

Their cuisines were influenced by the styles and methods of both western and northern Asia. India's influence back can been in the curry dishes and Indian spices, such as cardamom and cumin, while Chinese influences, including traditional spices like coriander and star anise, can be tasted most noticeably in Vietnamese cuisine.

European nations also colonized the regions and brought in their cuisine and ingredients, such as the chili pepper brought in by Portuguese traders.

With Southeast Asian cuisine enjoying a world-wide reputation for its unique flavours and gastronomy, there's no better way to learn about this cooking style than visiting them.