Asian Seasoning & Sauces

Culinary herbs and spices are at a rare and heady juncture in the food industry; they’re right smack in the middle of several hot consumer trends. Herbs and spices can answer to today’s hottest demands—bold flavor, ethnic flair, functional attributes, fresh and local, natural, and healthy—all in one package. And the food industry is blending them into a number of ...

What could compel a former marketing executive to pen an entire book on a sensory phenomenon that, at the time, was little acknowledged by the general public outside Asia? The power of umami, that’s what. Nearing his third decade in the advertising biz, David Kasabian figured it was time to move on. In 2001, he enrolled at the Culinary Institute ...

The traditions and practices that surround soup culture in Asian countries may initially seem unusual to the average North American household. For instance, a typical way to start one’s day in Japan is with a bowl of miso soup for breakfast.While a dish made from fermented soybean paste will probably not take our nation’s quick-serve restaurant breakfast value menus by ...

Indonesia has 6,000 inhabited islands, 300 distinct native ethnicities, 742 different languages and one common link—a love of the street foods sold at warung-warung (food stalls) or from mobile kaki lima (vendors) who hawk their signature dishes or beverages from baskets balanced on their heads, wooden poles hung across shoulders, bicycles with baskets or push carts. Street foods are peddled ...

  Photo: Lee Kum KeeAsian cuisine continues to be at the forefront of what’s hot in foodservice and retail foods. Much of this success is due to the array of textures, multihued colors and vibrant flavors that Asian vegetables contribute.A wide variety of applications can benefit from the use of Asian vegetables. Soups, such as Vietnamese pho (pronounced fuh), provide an ...