Cooking TipsAsian cuisines and asian recipes
Asian recipes
Asian recipes can generally be classified in to several categories on the basis of the regional styles of cooking the people culture of those regions. A number of the main categories of Asian food are East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Central Asian Middle Eastern. In common usage however, Asian food (also referred to as Asian cuisine) primarily includes South Southeast Asian cuisine. The main countries that constitute this region are India, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma etc.
Chinese food is generally considered to be East Asian food, even though China stretches from across mid-Asia to the Far East. Rice is the most important staple through most of China. In some regions however, noodles are preferred to rice. Most foods are prepared by mincing or cooking, are cooked in a wok, using̉ miniscule oil. Traditionally, there"s three main regional cuisines in China: Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan Zhejiang. The one distinct regional cuisines however, are Shanghainese ̣€“ characterized by hot spicy chilly pepper flavoring, Cantonese ̣€“ associated with flavorful meat vegetable combinations, Mandarin ̣€“ associated with steamed noodle bread dumplings.
Deep frying
Most people really enjoy Deep fried turkey, chicken and fish especially when cooked outdoors. So what are the secrets to great tasting non-greasy deep fried food outdoors?
In reality there are no secrets, deep-frying is fast and easy and the results are great so long as you follow some simple tips and providing you have the right equipment.
For great equipment we recommend the exceptional quality Bayou Classic range of turkey deep fryers and fish fryer kits that come in aluminum and stainless steel. You"re best off with one of the kits as they provide all you need for great deep frying, including: a rack to hold the bird, hooks for lifting the bird in and out, the all important deep frying thermometer and injectors for injecting your favorite, wonderful flavored marinades; and when yoụ€™re not using them for deep frying they can be equally easily used for steaming and boiling.