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The Asian Food Gazette.
Cooking and enjoying Asian cuisine.
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Japanese School Lunch: It’s Not Just About the Food

Japanese School Lunch: It’s Not Just About the Food | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Educators is Japan emphasize meals as a time for reflection and appreciation: not only savoring the food itself, but a time to reflect on the events of the day.
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Avocado Shake Recipe (Sinh To Bo)

Avocado Shake Recipe (Sinh To Bo) | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
After I wrote about the Indian twist on guacamole, I thought of other Asian uses for avocado. I’ve seen it used in salads with tofu. There is avocado in California sushi rolls. In the Viet repertoire, we enjoy it most often with condensed milk. I grew up with a slightly unorthodox way of eating avocados that I learned from my dad. When we first arrived in America, he didn’t have a heart condition and reveled in rich Western foods that were suddenly available to us. We were eating buddies and he
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Certification head: Halal exports can help Russia's agrarian sector to grow - Russia Beyond the Headlines

Certification head: Halal exports can help Russia's agrarian sector to grow - Russia Beyond the Headlines | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Director of Russia’s halal certification body Aidar Gazizov talks to RBTH

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Paneer and Raw Mango Curry Recipe

Paneer and Raw Mango Curry Recipe | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it

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You need to say nothing else.  Looks and sounds amazing.

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10 recipes of Japanese mixed-rice: a different taste for each season | tsunagu Japan

Have you heard about the Japanese dish called "maze-gohan" or mixed-rice? Since the ingredients will vary according to the season, we will try to present you
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Realistic Animal Lollipops Created By Amezaiku Artist Shinri Tezuka

Realistic Animal Lollipops Created By Amezaiku Artist Shinri Tezuka | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Amezaiku is the Japanese craft of lollipop-making, which dates back to the 700s when artisans made mouth-watering and artistic lollipops to be presented as gifts. Carrying on the tradition is 26-year old Shinri Tezuka, the owner of a small shop in the Asakusa district of Tokyo called Ameshin. Th
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Consumers paying even more even as wholesale prices continue to drop

Consumers paying even more even as wholesale prices continue to drop | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
The wholesale cost of vegetables might have dropped last year, but the price households are paying for their produce rose rather sharply, Assocham has found. 
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Japan embraces global cuisines in 'washoku' culture | The Japan Times

Japan embraces global cuisines in 'washoku' culture | The Japan Times | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Japanese cuisine has never been as popular around the world as it is now. Sushi is available in the most unexpected places, and dishes like tempura, sashim
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13 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Sake | tsunagu Japan

You might expect to drink sake in Japan, but do you know the important things about that cup in your hand? If you like sake, or even if you've never had it
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Curry Doria (Rice Gratin) | Rice Recipe | Just One Cookbook

Curry Doria (Rice Gratin) | Rice Recipe | Just One Cookbook | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Japanese rice gratin with delicious curry meat sauce on top of rice and topped with 2 kinds of cheese.
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The Food Lab: Make Your Own Just-Add-Hot-Water Instant Noodles (and Make Your Coworkers Jealous)

The Food Lab: Make Your Own Just-Add-Hot-Water Instant Noodles (and Make Your Coworkers Jealous) | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Despite all of the pleasures of instant noodles—the salty, MSG-packed broth, the little freeze-dried nubs of vegetables, the slippery, way-too-soft noodles—wouldn't it be great if you could get all of that same convenience and pleasure—the...
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Ramen in a jar, ready to add hot water and eat!
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Guimaras Mango, a Fruity Serious Affair

Guimaras Mango, a Fruity Serious Affair | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Served at both the White House and Buckingham Palace, the mangos from little island of Guimaras can be considered the best in the world: here is why.
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Celebrations Galore with Halal Food Products Online |

Celebrations Galore with Halal Food Products Online | | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Celebrations of all kinds, be it a birthday, anniversary or some festive occasion; often seem incomplete without food! Food plays a critical role in every culture. This only reinforces the belief that by serving and sharing great food, one can make any occasion even more special. No wonder then, that even those who are busy …
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To Hell With Capitalism: Snapshots from the Crab Cannery Ship 資本主義の生き地獄より 「蟹工船」のスナップ数枚 | The Asia-Pacific Journal

To Hell With Capitalism: Snapshots from the Crab Cannery Ship 資本主義の生き地獄より 「蟹工船」のスナップ数枚 | The Asia-Pacific Journal | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
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Why You Need to Try Mongolian Food ASAP

Why You Need to Try Mongolian Food ASAP | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Mongolian cuisine is not vast, but its staple dishes are a delicious combination of Russian and Chinese flavors. It is very heavy in animal meat and animal fat, as their heartiness helps the people of Mongolia survive extremely harsh weather. While meat is a huge component of the Mongolian diet, you will rarely see chicken or pork in this fare — and especially not fish, as the country is landlocked. You will, however, find mutton, beef, lamb, horse, camel, yak, and marmot meat on the menu.[relat
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Rice farmers scrap seedlings to sow directly in cost-cutting push | The Japan Times

Rice farmers scrap seedlings to sow directly in cost-cutting push | The Japan Times | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Rice farmers are ditching seedlings and sowing rice seeds directly into paddies in a time- and money-saving modernization push.
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The golden arches lose their luster | The Japan Times

The golden arches lose their luster | The Japan Times | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
The sharp downturn in business at McDonald's — which has thrived for most of the past 44 years in Japan — has got everybody talking. This past
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Tofu and Wakame Udon Recipe - Asian Inspirations

Tofu and Wakame Udon Recipe - Asian Inspirations | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
This recipe for the Tofu and Wakame Udon is an easy way to prepare Japanese comfort food. This instant noodle bowl along with the taste of dashi and the warm noodles makes for a traditional Japanese delicacy!
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KFC hunts for golden egg in Myanmar's new market

KFC hunts for golden egg in Myanmar's new market | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
US fast food is poised to arrive in Yangon for the first time after KFC was named the first north American chain to open in Myanmar.
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An Illustrated Poster of the 25 Most Popular Types of Ramen in Japan

An Illustrated Poster of the 25 Most Popular Types of Ramen in Japan | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
The number of ramen shops in Japan are at a historic high with about 35,000 shops throughout the country serving up the beloved salty soup and noodles. But given its vast proliferation, both within Japan and abroad, no bowl is alike. You’ve got shio (salt) ramen in northern Japan’s Hokkaido, t
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Tips on Growing Asian Vegetables

Tips on Growing Asian Vegetables | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Even though I come from good stock—my dad has the greenest of thumbs–I’m not much of a gardener myself. My attempts at growing tomatoes and mesclun last year were not well rewarded. I blame it on the intense sun beating down on our back patio... #asianvegetable #chinesevegetable #choysum
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‘We cannot let Indonesia fail’: Mars stresses Asia’s importance in meeting future cocoa demand

‘We cannot let Indonesia fail’: Mars stresses Asia’s importance in meeting future cocoa demand | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Asia is poised to help meet rising demand for cocoa, but its key producer Indonesia faces quality concerns and its government lacks incentive to grow the sector.
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What It’s Like To Film Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” In Korea. Soju Consumed.

What It’s Like To Film Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” In Korea. Soju Consumed. | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Last October, Zero Point Zero director of digital content Helen Cho headed to Korea with her dude Anthony Bourdain and the Parts Unknown production crew. She’s a Korean-American, and it was her first
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Japan sees commercial success with non-stick yoghurt lid

Japan sees commercial success with non-stick yoghurt lid | The Asian Food Gazette. | Scoop.it
Morinaga Milk, part of Japanese Morinaga Group, based in Tokyo, has developed 'Toyal Lotus', a non-stick yoghurt lid.
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