Introduction to Southeast Asia - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 12

Eat like a
local

NASI GORENG, INDONESIA
Page 169
You'll find many variants of this classic
snack: fried rice with shredded meat
and vegetables.

DIM SUM, HONG KONG
See box, page 125
Dim sum - a selection of little dumplings

and dishes - is the classic Cantonese way
to start the day.

AMOK DT'RAY, CAMBODIA
Page 70
In this mild Cambodian curry, fish is
mixed with coconut milk and seasonings
before being wrapped in banana leaves
and baked.

MOHINGAR, MYANMAR
Page 524
Breakfast on catfish soup with vermicelli,
onions, lemongrass, garlic, chilli and lime.

CHILLI CRAB, SINGAPORE
Page 671
Try the quintessential Singaporean dish,
stir-fried crab in a sweet, sour and spicy
tomato chilli, at one of the city's
numerous hawker centres.

PHO, VIETNAM
Page 830
You'll find steaming bowls of pho,
pronounced “fur”, across Vietnam.