Have you ever wondered what exactly is up with asian food? This informative report can give you an insight into everything you've ever wanted to know about asian food. With nearly hip house music filling up the gaps in table conversation, Gimme Sum is a soothing place to eat. The menu, though long and detailed, is a cinch to figure out once you look past the lingo. For starters or lighter meals, choose from the "Enhancements" (appetizers), "From the Garden" (salads) and "Soups" (duh) categories. Bigger entrees can be chosen from the House Specialties, Noodles or Gimme Sum Favorites categories. All of the selections here can be topped off with chicken, steak, shrimp, scallops, tofu or veggies, making prices range between $7.29 and $9.49. For freshly prepared Asian food, that's a seriously good deal. Those who choose entrees will often have to choose white rice or brown rice. Beware: the latter is wonderful, but much more filling. Gimme Sum also offers kids' dishes, two choices for dessert (carrot cake or white chocolate cheesecake), and a surprising diverse beer and wine menu. It seems like new information is discovered about something every day. And the topic of asian food is no exception. Keep reading to get more fresh news about asian food. "When I do reviews, I cannot talk of notes of black currants or cassis (in the wine)," he said. "I have never had a fresh black currant in my life." "The beauty of nosing a wine is that it is personal. When I drink a Riesling I find lychee and jasmine," Bhattacharyya explained. "When you hear Indians talking about raspberry, they are just memorizing tasting notes." He is also determined to disprove the idea that wine is overwhelmed by spicy Indian dishes. Standard pairing guides suggest only a sweet Gewurztraminer with Asian food, but lumping together the different styles, from subtle Thai to fiery Punjabi dishes, is ridiculous, he said. In recent months the Indian Wine Academy has brought together wine exporters from Italy, Germany, South Africa and Chile with India's leading chefs, restaurateurs and sommeliers, to match wines with Indian dishes. "We demonstrated one thing quite clearly, that Indian food can be matched beautifully with wine," said Bhattacharyya. As your knowledge about asian food continues to grow, you will begin to see how asian food fits into the overall scheme of things. Knowing how something relates to the rest of the world is important too.