Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Asia

Every dish the atlas documents for Asia — 1,014 of them, from 25 countries. Narrow it by food type, country or ingredient below.

1,014 dishes.

A PingA PingWhole tarantulas fried with garlic and salt until crisp outside and soft insideAam ka AcharAam ka AcharUnripe mango salted and matured in mustard oil with fenugreek and chilliAam PannaAam PannaTart green-mango cooler seasoned with roasted cumin, black salt and mintAartsAartsThick sour curd paste from skimmed milk, eaten fresh or dried further.AaruulAaruulRock-hard sun-dried sour milk curds, herders' travel foodAcarAcarCucumber, carrot and shallot pickled in vinegar with turmeric and chilliAchar GoshtAchar GoshtMutton curry cooked with pickling spices, whole green chillies and mustard oilAchcharuAchcharuVegetables or fruit steeped in vinegar, mustard and chilli, sweet and sourAdoboAdoboChicken or pork braised in vinegar, soy, garlic and bayAfghan BreadAfghan BreadLong tandoor-baked flatbread dusted with nigella seeds, served at every mealAi ManasAi ManasFiery crushed-chili condiment spooned onto everythingAilaAilaNewari rice liquor poured from a height into clay cups at festival feastsAir BandungAir BandungRose syrup stirred into evaporated milk and served bright pink over iceAir Batu CampurAir Batu CampurShaved ice heaped with beans, jelly, sweetcorn and coloured syrupsAir KatiraAir KatiraMilk drink thickened with gum tragacanth, basil seeds and malva nutsAir Mata KucingAir Mata KucingChilled brew of dried longan, monk fruit and winter melon sugarAiragAiragLightly alcoholic fermented mare's milk, tangy and fizzy summer stapleAis KacangAis KacangShaved-ice mountain with beans, jellies, corn and syrupsAiyu JellyAiyu JellyWobbly plant jelly in iced lemon syrup, made from washed creeping-fig seedsAkar CadakaAkar CadakaSago flour mixed with grated coconut and roasted on a hot clay plateAlishan High Mountain TeaAlishan High Mountain TeaLightly oxidised oolong grown above a thousand metres, creamy and floralAloo KeemaAloo KeemaHomestyle minced meat and potato curry eaten with rotiAloo ParathaAloo ParathaGriddled flatbread stuffed with spiced potato, served with curd and pickleAloo TamaAloo TamaSour curry of potatoes, fermented bamboo shoots and black-eyed peasAluvi BoakibaaAluvi BoakibaaDense baked cake of grated cassava, coconut and sugar, cut into squaresAluwaAluwaDiamond-cut sweet of rice flour and treacle, firm and lightly cardamom-scentedAmazakeAmazakeThick sweet rice drink from koji, alcohol-free; served hot at shrines.AmbuyatAmbuyatGluey sago starch twirled on bamboo forks, dipped in sour cacahAndong SojuAndong SojuTraditional distilled rice liquor from Andong, far stronger and cleaner than green-bottle sojuAng Dtray-MeukAng Dtray-MeukGrilled squid brushed with lime and chilli, sold on skewers along the Kep seafrontApam BalikApam BalikCrisp-folded peanut pancake with sweet corn and butterAppamAppamBowl-shaped rice and coconut pancake with lacy edges, eaten with stewAraAraHomemade distilled spirit of fermented rice, maize or wheatArak BaliArak BaliClear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honeyArroz CaldoArroz CaldoGinger rice porridge with chicken, safflower and fried garlicAsaaraAsaaraChopped mango, chilli and lime cured in oil and salt into a sharp pickle