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A veggie of the day

Mushroom

Cultivated mushrooms with a white cap and stem. Primarily grown in Europe and English speaking countries.

Hawai Mix 400 g

Hawai Mix 400 g. A quick and healthy ready-made dish. Rice with green peas, corn and red peppers. A vegetarian dish.

They made fun of his nose ...

Chickpea in philosophy.

Asian cuisines

The common denominator for Asian meals is rice which comes in many different types, colors, shapes and sizes. And the most commonly used condiment is soya sauce.

A journey through Asian cuisines is truly astonishing. Asian cuisine is based on cultural customs existing in every country, on a variety of ingredients, unusual combinations in respect of taste and stunning aromas.

Also, the tradition of many religions of Asia is very significant, as it considers that food nourishes not only the body, but also the soul. The delicious taste of this cuisine results from the fact that it “descended” from the royal tables of great dynasties.

Vegetable sculptures

The art of vegetable and fruit carving is known in the Chinese, Corean and Japanese cuisine, but is a specialty of the Thai cuisine. Marvelous works of art made from fruits and vegetables are served during parties and special events, they are also brought as an offering to monasteries.

The Kingdom of Rice

One of the most popular Asian cuisines is the Chinese cuisine, to be more specific, the Canton cuisine. In the Chinese cuisine the dominant ingredients are: rice, vegetables and soya. Meat and fish are not eaten in such quantities as in other cuisines.

They eat everything except.. airplanes

Chinese cuisine encompasses all the regional cuisines. World restaurants serving Chinese food offer mainly Canton cuisine. This results from the fact that antons are the ones who most often open restaurants on the whole planet. Thanks to them, now anyone can check the meaning of a famous saying which illustrates the variety of this cuisine: “The Cantons eat everything that has two legs, except humans; everything that has four legs, except tables and everything that has two wings, except airplanes”.

Savoir-vivre

An important element of Chinese table manners is the technique of lapping up. In China you should do it loudly and with appetite. In Japan you are expected take a portion of long pasta using chopsticks, put it in your mouth and “lap up” the rest, making a quiet sound. A wiseman would say: “If you don’t know how do to it, listen to the sound of those around you”.

Japan in a box

The dish which is characteristic for Japan is called bento. The meal hides under this name a rectangular box with small compartments in which different cold dishes are thoroughly and beautifully arranged. The meals can be: sushi, rice, baked fish, vegetables with sauce, pieces of fruit. Bento is served on picnics, when travelling, it also plays the role of fast-food. Traditionally, the wife prepares bento for her husband to take with him to work.