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Rice is without doubt the staple diet in
Asian countries. Rice comes from paddy plants which are planted in
bulk in many Asian countries resulting in many different types of
rice. This includes short/medium grain rice, the fragrant jasmine and
basmati rice and the glutinous rice. The latter is used mainly for
sweet dishes and blends well with sugar and coconut milk. Rice is
usually eaten together with a variety of seafood, meat and vegetable
dishes to make up a main meal. Otherwise it is sometimes fried with
bits of meat, prawns, vegetables and egg to provide a cheap complete
and delicious meal.
Noodles are cooked in a variety of ways
together with many other ingredients to make delicious soups or fried
and dry dishes. The different types of noodles are wheat noodles,
dried rice noodles and bean thread noodles. Wheat noodles are either
enriched with egg or plain and comes in various widths. Before
inclusion in a dish, it needs to be boiled and drained. Dried rice
noodles or rice vermicelli needs to be soak in hot water until it
becomes soft before using it in an Asian dish either stir-fried or in
soups. Bean thread noodles which is made from bean starch also needs
to be soak in hot water before use, either stir-fried or in soups and
salads.
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