A General Overview on the Far East Cuisine: Cuisines of Thailand, Korea and China

Year 2019, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 109 - 121, 15.12.2019

Sevgi Balıkçıoğlu Dedeoğlu , Şule Aydın , Gökhan Onat

https://doi.org/10.31822/jomat.642619

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The aim of
this study is to examine the Thai, Korean and Chinese cuisines of the Far East.
Far Eastern cuisine has a rich culinary culture that has hosted many civilizations
that serve as a bridge between past and present. Thai, Korean and Chinese
cuisines are the most remarkable ones among the Far Eastern cuisines.
Therefore, these three cuisines have been the main focus of this study. In this
study, cuisines’ history and their development are explained by giving basic
information about these three countries. After this step, the general
characteristics of the cuisines of these countries are mentioned. Finally, some
of the foods that are prominent in these countries and identified with these
countries are explained in general terms.

Keywords

Far east cuisine, Thailand, Korea, China, ethnic food

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