Know What You Eat: The Difference Between Western And Asian Cuisine

Western food is generally referred to as European or American style cooking, but to some level, it also refers to the non-indigenous foods of other countries, including Australia. So don’t wonder if people automatically think of burgers, fries, steaks, ribs, and sausages when Western food is discussed.

Can’t tell between Western and Eastern cuisine? Both have individual qualities that can be attributed to their individual cultures. First, they differ in serving size. Western food means humongous sizes; most probably because Caucasians are bigger in body built compared to Asians and thus need more food intake. In contrast, dish proportions of Asians are relatively smaller, as their body size is.

Western cooking also uses meat in huge proportions. Whereas in Asian cuisine, meat is used sparingly, meat is the main course of the meal in Western cuisine. For instance, tender steaks are the main event of the meal, with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables as side dishes.

In Western food, boiled rice is considered just a side dish. Much like how corn on the cob, fries, steamed veggies, and mashed potatoes are regarded. If in Asian cuisine, a complete meal that doesn’t have noodles must have rice, that isn’t true in Western cuisine. Rice is even flavoured some of the time.

The thing that is present in both Western and Asian food is the use of spices. These are condiments and seasonings that add more flavour to the meal. Catsup, mustard, gravy, sauces, soy sauce, fish sauce, hot sauce, garlic paste, peanut sauce among others are just same examples of both Western and Asian condiments that are used to accentuate the meal’s flavours.

Singapore is one of the best gastronomic destinations all over the world. Eating in Singapore hawker centres can make you feel lost in a paradise of sumptuous flavours. The flavours are just so varied that meals can be regarded fine-dining quality at a hawker price.

What’s great about dining out these days is that both Western and Eastern methods of cooking are vastly available mainly because Westerners seem to have been caught by Asian food and vice-versa. This joining of tastes has encouraged more eating places to present both kinds of food. Thus, where west meets east, there can most certainly be found a satisfying eat.

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