Braga, Glenn Christoper B.

BSHM-D2020

1. Explain what makes Asian Cuisine Unique to Western Cuisine,

State their differences in ingredients and cooking techniques.

- cooking Asian and Western cuisine differ from each other due to
the use of 5 key flavors such as salty, sweet, bitter and spicy.
Asian cuisine is very different when it comes to taste, western
cuisine is more focused either on salt or sweet and make less use
of sour and bitter flavors. In terms of cooking method Western
cuisine tend to use oven, frying pan and saucepans but in Asia,
the common cooking methods are stir-frying, steaming, and deep-
frying.

2. Can you distinguish what is the true spirit of Asian Cuisine?

Elaborate briefly.

- Foods in Asian cuisine are typically prepared with a wide range of

spices, herbs, and condiments, resulting in a wide range of flavors
and scent. With garnishes like lemon grass, basil, coriander,
sesame, and others, freshness abounds in Asian cookery.