Asia in New York A number of restaurants offering Asian food today in New York make Asians feel home and Americans visit Asian countries. With a variety from many countries of Asia's cuisines New York has a wide option to choose from. In almost all areas you can find these restaurants allaying your taste sensors with Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Thai or South-East Asian cuisines. While you can visit Flor De Moyo for Chinese goodies at two locations, Banjara, Bay leaf and Bukara Grill will give you an awesome Indian feast. Visit Coco Sushi, Ennju, and Mishima for Japanese cookery and Togi, Cho Dang Gol for Korean preparations. For Thai victuals give a tempting hungry try to Chelsea Thai, Joey Thai and a hungry visit to Blockheads Burritos for South East Asian along with many other flavors The list is never ending . So keep hunting for more at eats.com. Also just mention eats and get a discount at many places.

Changing preferences, improved lifestyles and increased incomes of consumers support the growth of the food processing industry in the Asia pacific region. With improving lifestyle, and changing consumer perceptions there’s been a sudden rise in the demand for processed food in Asia Pacific region during the past few years. As a result, food manufacturers began to concentrate on producing innovative products, so that they can meet the ever-changing needs of consumers. Therefore, an enhanced demand for better food packaging, processing and handling units has usurped across the region. Independent sources have estimated that the Asian food processing market will show rapid growth, representing the annual growth rate of around 12-15 percent for the next five years (2006-10). Driven mainly by changing trade regulations as well as increased awareness among consumers, demand has increased for organic food products, juice-based drinks, bottled water, organic foods, herbal tea, fortified drinks and low fat dairy products directing FDI’s flow in Asia Pacific region. China and India together comprise largest numbers of consumers for processed food across the globe. The two countries are likely to demonstrate strong growth in the demand for processed food, with increasing incomes and changing food patterns among their consumers. RNCOS has recently published a report “Food and Beverages Market: A Global Review (2006-2007)”. According to this report, “In India, consumer spending on food and beverages increased at an annual average rate of about 7.6 percent during the years 2001-05, which was slightly faster than the GDP growth. This trend is likely to continue, as consumer expenditure is rising by an average of nearly 8.6 percent a year in 2006-10”.

So what is asian food really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about asian food--info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you. My favorite food is wun tun mein, a large steaming bowl of noodle soup containing Chinese Wun Tun - steamed dumplings contining chopped shrimp or beef. You can even tell the cook what types of noodles you want; just point. The choice usully includes bright yellow egg noodles, white vermicelli super-fine rice noodles, brown thick wheat noodles or even white hor fun noodles (thick strips of hand-sliced rice pasta). Living there as a local Gwai Lo (meaning ‘Foreign Devil’) for many years, I was reluctant to eat at a Dai Pai Dong for a long time. They looked so crude. But once I overcame my initial unease, I discovered the food was fantastic and cheap, and their hygene was tip-top as well. So far, we've uncovered some interesting facts about asian food. You may decide that the following information is even more interesting. You can always ask the cook to rinse your bowl and chopsticks in boiling water for you before you eat. They do it all the time for people and they won’t take offense. Oh, you can use chopsticks, can’t you? They won’t have any knives and forks. I suggest you learn to use chopsticks first, before you try a street noodle stall. If you just can't make it to Hong Kong for the experience, there are Asian food stalls all around the Far East, in Singapore and Malaysia as well. But you really should give it a try somewhere. You'll be glad you did! Knowing enough about asian food to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you've just learned about asian food, you should have nothing to worry about.

The following article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most important thing is to study with an open mind and be willing to revise your understanding if necessary. Fire destroys Asian food factory Fire has destroyed an Asian food factory in west Melbourne. It is believed to have started in the cooking area of the Kensington road building and caused about $500,000 damage. Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board Commander Lou Mele says it took crews half an hour to control the blaze. Hopefully the information presented so far has been applicable. You might also want to consider the following: "The factory was totally involved on the initial crew's arrival," he said. "It was found to have asbestos contained in the roof. "All external firefighting was done by means of hose lines and aerial lines from aerial appliance." Hopefully the sections above have contributed to your understanding of asian food. Share your new understanding about asian food with others. They'll thank you for it.