Explorers, travelers and traders returning home from distant exotic lands usually brought home a treasury of ingredients and recipes that enriched the table at home.
Over centuries, cuisines from world over enlarged their gastronomical vocabulary, and became more interesting. Among the more exciting regions of culinary alchemy what lies between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea.
Here, Indian spices met Chinese cooking styles and Malay traditions. Arab traders brought their ways of cooking. And the Europeans followed, bringing in chili from South America via Portugal. China brought the concept of Ying and Yang to balance food, while Japan elevated every dish into an artistic statement.
At Ke Kou Pan Asian you can explore diverse culinary tradition: from the hearty fair of Mongolia to the fiery taste of Malaysia, Korea, Indonesia, and Thailand... and the delicate flavors of China.