Asian is spicy, simple, complicated to a point but not overly complicated and delicious. Do you have to have all original ingredients? No, its what you imagine it to be that counts.
What you need to have for any Asian dish is hot sauce and spices! Yes, hot sauce and spices. Why? Because, according to food tolerance studies, Asian people have the highest tolerance for spicy foods. In case you don't know, the spices that are typically used in Asian cuisine are: chilies, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, garlic, ginger and turmeric not to mention cilantro, lemongrass mind and scallions.
Right now, you
should be thinking - Wow! I have most of that in my pantry. And, you
probably do. I also think that high heat cooking and constant motion
while cooking brings out the spice, the vibrant color and fresh crunch
in Asian cooking which makes it seem exotic and or very different from
western cooking.
What are you waiting for? Get cooking Asian... you probably have most of the ingredients... just add, your meat preference (or not), veggies, rice or rice noodles and even linguine or angel hair pasta works well.
~ Tutti a Tavola!
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