Why Asian food found its way to my heart

Mothers often tell their daughters to learn how to cook because"the shortest way to a man's heart is through his stomach". Nowadays,cooking is no longer the turf of women; most men exemplified artistry and exceptional talent in cooking, more than women do. Perhaps because, men eat more?

Food, and our passion for it has indeed evolved through the years. Apart from being one of the bare necessities of life, we all view food with a certain degree of indulgence. Which is why, each culture, people and even nation has such a wide variety of food and cuisine to pander to all kinds of tastes. Try visiting an asian food market,asian food grocer,or asian food store and see a vast array of asian food. For sure,like me , you will drool...


Speaking for myself, I consider life itself a boundless opportunity to savor food and cuisine of various regions. While I’m no gourmand, and a picky eater at that, I do enjoy a spirit of adventure when it comes to food from around the world. And Asian foods,including other asian food products,in all their hues and tastes, are personal favorites. I often get ample supply of asian food products from our neighborhood asian food grocer. Anywhere in the US, I can easily spot an asian food store -and I never think twice (provided there is money to juggle inside my pockets)!.

The diversity in Asian cuisine brings out the best in asian food. This is its outstanding feature compared to its American and European counterparts. The numerous countries of Asia, no matter how proximate to each other they might be, offer endless varieties of food; each course, distinctly unique. Asian food products in asian food markets, asian food grocer, and asian food store here in the US showcase a plethora of choices, even the pickiest eater can't say "no".


Take Indian food, as a variety of Asian food for instance. The land has so many varieties of cuisine to try out, that it would take even an extraordinary gourmand several lifetimes to taste and relish it all! Northern India has its own delectable examples of Asian food and asian food products to offer, while Southern India offers even more. The regions of North Eastern India abound with examples of truly Asian food, as they offer an amalgam of Burmese, Bangladeshi and Bhutanese food. Western India too has carved a name for itself in the annals of Asian food history.

You may catch a bite of ready-to-go Indian food at your local asian food grocer,asian food market or purchase all your ingredients from your asian food store and whip up your self-styled Indian food. This time, surprise your family, your friends and your guests, that more than singing, they can also depend on you, in the kitchen!

Going a little further into Asia, Singapore can be touted as a hub (as it indeed is!) of authentic Asian foods and delectable asian food products. In Singapore, every nook and cranny of asian food grocer, asian food store or asian food market, is a bountiful display of ingredients, rich seasonings and spices. Also, every visitor can have a taste of a wide variety of endless cuisines from various Asian regions as they seem to congregate in Singapore, making it a genuine hub of all kinds of Asian food.
There is authentic Thai food, Chinese food, Nonya food (touted as the cooking world’s last great secret) and even Peranakan food, that is unique to the straits. A far cry from the take away Chinese food that most westerners consider Asian food.

In the far east, the best example of Asian food would be Japanese and increasingly, Korean cuisine. As far as Asian food goes as a genre, Japanese and Korean cuisine has been re-defining not only the food genre, but also, slowly but surely, food preferences, as well. For instance, Asian food is supposed to be predominantly rice oriented, but a vast majority of Japanese, Korean and Chinese dishes and similar asian food products,use another form of rice, as in noodles in their dishes. Again, Asian food is supposed to be overcooked. What would you say about Sushi then, which is probably the best known Asian food that is consumed raw?

In fact, the elements that go into creating Asian food as a genre, don’t lend themselves to a rigid generic classification. As mentioned earlier, each country in the region has its own, unique cuisine, vastly different even from the cuisine of surrounding regions. Asian food is therefore a classification of convenience, based on the fact that these disparate cuisines are otherwise unclassifiable.

Be that as it may, I have always been and will continue to remain a strong supporter (and consumer) of delicious, delectable Asian food. I will fervently visit, as usual, even to the consternation of my girl,every asian food store, asian food grocer and asian food market I could find. I shall forever be a patriot to asian food products. I have never been so sure with anything in my life, but with asian food, I,finally met my match!