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Barley
Black Sticky
Rice
Brown Rice White Rice
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Mix of dark
yellow, orange, red and dark green
leafy vegetables
Bok Choy
Carrots
Maize
Pumpkin
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes Water Lily Plants
Water Spinach
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Bananas
Lychees
Mangos
Pineapples
Pomelo
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(Not typical in Burmese
cuisine – calcium is supplied by leafy
greens)
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Chicken
Pork
Chickpea curd
(similar to tofu)
Chickpeas and
chickpea flour
Peanuts
Sesame seeds
River Catfish
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Cooking Oils
(Minimal)
Corn oil
Peanut oil
Sugars & Sweets
Minimal, not often used
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Cambodian |

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Black
Sticky Rice
Brown Rice
White Rice
White Sticky Rice
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Mix of
dark yellow, orange, red and dark
green leafy vegetables
Bok Choy
Carrots
Mustard Greens
Napa Cabbage
Onions
Pumpkin
Sweet Potato
Water Spinach
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Bananas
Mangos
Papayas
Pineapples
Star Fruit Tamarind
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(Milk is not a primary source of
nutrition in much of South East Asia)
Sweet
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Beef
Chicken
Duck
Pork
Mung Beans
Red Beans
Elephant Fish
Mud Fish
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Cooking Oils
Peanut oil
Soybean oil
Sugars & Sweets
Cane sugar
Palm sugar
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Brown rice
Millet
Sorghum
Wheat grains or noodles
White rice
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Mix of
dark yellow, orange, red and dark
green leafy vegetables
Bok Choy
Carrots
Chinese Broccoli
Mustard Greens
Napa Cabbage
Pumpkin
Summer squash
Sweet Potatoes
Winter squash |
Apples
Peaches
Pears
Persimmons
Plums
Watermelon
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Milk Powder
Whole Milk
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Chicken
Duck
Lamb
Pork
Mung Beans
Soy Beans (fermented)
Flounder
Carp
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Cooking Oils
Peanut oil
Soybean oil
Sugars & Sweets
Sparingly used
in traditional Chinese cooking
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Rice
Sago (used as a staple starch)
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Mix of
dark yellow, orange, red and dark
green leafy vegetables
Bok choy
Carrots
Mustard greens
Napa cabbage
Pumpkin
Tomatoes
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
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Bananas
Jackfruit
Kalamansi
Mangos
Papayas
Pineapples
Plantains
Star fruit
Tamarind
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Butter
Goats Milk Cheese
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Beef
Chicken
Pork
Quai
Chickpeas
Peanuts
Bangus (milk fish)
Mackeral
Tuna
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Cooking Oils
Coconut oil
Peanut oil
Palm oil
Sugars & sweets
Cane sugar
Molasses
Raw sugar
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Hawaiian |

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Corn
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Mix of dark yellow, orange, red
and dark green leafy vegetables
Beets
Kai choy
Lettuce
Ong choy
Red bell peppers
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
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Bananas
Mangos
Mangosteens
Oranges
Papayas
Pineapples
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Sour Cream
American Style Cheeses
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Beef
Chicken
Pork
Filipino long beans
Soy beans
Opah
Onaga |
Cooking Oils
Macadamia nut oil
Peanut oil
Sugars & Sweets
Cane sugar
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Indian |

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Barley
Cracked wheat
Millet
Rice
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Mix of
dark yellow, orange, red and dark
green leafy vegetables
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Drumstick leaves
Green and red spinach
Methi leaves
Pumpkin
Tomatoes
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Apples
Bananas
Guavas
Indian plums
Mangos
Papayas
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Yogurt
Farm Cheese
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Chicken
Duck eggs
Goat
Lamb
Dal (lentil soup)
Pappads (lentil cracker)
Hilsa
Tengra
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Cooking Oils
Ghee
Coconut oil
Sugars & Sweets
White sugar
Jaggery
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Indonesian |

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Corn
Brown rice
Wheat grains or noodles
White rice
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Mix of
dark yellow, orange, red and dark
green leafy vegetables
Amaranth
Broccoli
Carrots
Green cabbage
Lettuce
Paprika peppers
Pumpkin
Tomatoes
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Durian
Mangos
Oranges
Papayas
Pineapples
Salak
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Yakult (fermented milk beverage) Yogurt
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Chicken
Crab
Duck
Goat
Sheep
Mung beans
Soy beans
Tempeh
Crab
Salt/dried fish
Snapper
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Cooking Oils
Coconut oil
Palm oil
Sugars & Sweets
White sugar
Palm sugar
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Japanese |

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Barley
Buckwheat
Wheat – noodles and breads
White rice
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Mix of
dark yellow, orange, red and dark
green leafy vegetables
Bamboo shoots
Cabbage
Carrots
Chyrsanthemum petals
Shiso
Spinach
Tomatoes
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Asian pears
Grapes
Melons
Persimmons
Oranges/
Mandarin
White peaches
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Cheeses
Whole Milk
Yogurt
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Beef
Chicken
Duck
Pork
Adzuki beans
Soy beans – fresh, dry, tofu
Mackerel
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Cooking Oils
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Sugars & Sweets
White sugar
Honey
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Korean |

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Barley
Millet
Oats
White or brown rice
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Mix of
dark yellow, orange, red and dark
green leafy vegetables
Carrots
Fiddlehead and dried fern stems
Green cabbage
Napa cabbage
Red chili peppers
Spinach
Sweet potatoes
Winter squashes
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Apples
Asian pears
Grapes
Melons
Persimmons
Plums
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Very little dairy
used in korean cuisine
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Beef
Chicken
Pork
Mung beans
Soy beans, fresh and fermented
Croaker
Cuttlefish
Mackerel
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Cooking Oils
Peanut oil
Sesame oil
Sugars & Sweets
Barley syrup
Honey
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Singaporean |

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Black glutinous rice
Millet
Wheat noodles
White rice
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Mix of dark yellow,
orange, red and dark green leafy
vegetables
Carrots
Chinese broccoli
Choi sum
Morning glory
Pea shoots
Pumpkin
Sweet potatoes
Tomatoes
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Lychees
Mangos
Papayas
Pineapples
Rose apples
Soursops
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Yogurt
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Beef
Chicken
Duck
Pork
Lentils
Soy beans/tofu
Mackerel
Shrimp
Tilapia
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Cooking Oils
Palm oil
Lard
Sugars & Sweets
Palm sugar
White sugar
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Thai |

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Brown
rice
Jasmine rice
Sticky rice
Wheat flour and noodles
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Mix of dark yellow,
orange, red and dark green leafy
vegetables
Carrots
Chinese kale
Coriander leaf
Hard squashes
Red chili peppers
Thai basil leaf
Thai morning glory leaf
Tomatoes
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Green guavas
Mangos
Papayas
Pineapples
Rambutans
Rose apples
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Milk Powder
Yogurt
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Beef
Chicken
Duck
Pork
Kidney beans
Sataw beans
Soy beans/tofu
Baramundi (fish)
Tilapia
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Cooking Oils
Peanut oil
Coconut oil
Sugars & Sweets
Palm sugar
White sugar
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Vietnamese |

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Corn
Rice noodles
Rice paper
Sticky rice
Wheat bread
White rice
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Mix of dark yellow,
orange, red and dark green leafy
vegetables
Carrots
Chinese broccoli
Mustard greens
Pumpkin
Soft summer squashes
Sweet potatoes
Table salad herbs
Water spinach
Yellow/orange vegetables
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Green guavas
Mangos
Papayas
Pineapples
Rambutans
Rose apples
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Sweetened condensed milk
Yogurt
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Beef
Chicken
Duck
Pork
Lentils
Soy beans (fermented)
Basa fish
Cuttlefish
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Cooking Oils
Lard
Pork fat
Soybean oil
Sugars & Sweets
Brown sugar
Palm sugar
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