| South East Asia offers some of the best examples of | | | | environmentally friendly plate known to mankind) and |
| fiery snacks. Whether you love the ginger-chilli fusion | | | | you simply scoop up the rice with the accompaniments |
| or hate the pungent smell of fish sauce-everyone's | | | | and tuck in. Wash it down with a lassi: a salty or sweet |
| taste buds deserve the chance to experience this | | | | yogurt-based drink which is often flavoured with |
| culinary adventure. Here are our top five Asian delights: | | | | roasted cumin. |
| - Top of the list it's got to be Tom Yum Curry-it's in the | | | | - Skewered locusts. Enough said. |
| name! The distinctiveness of this curry soup is its hot | | | | - If you visit a local person's home in Laos then you |
| yet sour quality. Beware of adding extra chillies unless, | | | | may be offered a sip of Lao homebrew rice whisky |
| that is, you enjoy pain. | | | | with a surprise: it has a scorpion in the bottle! It can be |
| - Pulling in at a close second is the Malay Banana Leaf | | | | deemed offensive to decline this traditional beverage |
| Curry. You will be presented with a fresh banana leaf | | | | when offered - you have been warned! |
| and five to eight little pots containing curries, chutneys | | | | - It looks icky but it is surprisingly Moorish with its sweet |
| and rice. Don't make the common mistake of waiting | | | | and sour taste. Fish head curry is exactly what is says |
| for a plate and cutlery: in front of you is all you will | | | | on the tin. Give it a go and, if nothing else, you'll have a |
| need. The leaf acts as a plate (surely the most | | | | tale to tell back home-or should that be a head?! |