Hi all! Charlie here again. I was contemplating about the intricacies and mysteries of the universe and thought I'd make a quick post.
So apparently, Malaysian food and Indonesian food are very similar. Some dishes are also very similar to Thai food. Which in turn is quite similar to Vietnamese food. To complete the circle, I've noticed Malaysian and Vietnamese desserts are quite similar, especially the use of 'cendol' and coconut milk.
The point I'm trying to make is that, many cuisines in the South East Asian region are very similar and in many cases overlap. And rightly so, since they are from a similar part of the world and must share many common cultural traits and climate conditions. But the thought I had is, the cuisines we have today for each country is a product of many years of innovation, borrowing ideas from other cuisines and whatnot. That means today we have more dishes than our ancestors did; but also that the next generations are going to have dishes that we haven't even heard of. Jealous!
Anyway...just some food for thought ;). (pun intended)
- Charlie
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