Make Thai Food

Asian Fusion has burst out in the culinary scene becoming one of the most popular edible arts available to our society.  Although the nationwide interest in Asian Fusion has blown up, not many people actually understand what Asian Fusion is.  Fusion cuisine refers to a dish that is created using combinations of styles and culinary traditions.  Generally Asian Fusion is defined as a particular region or sub-region of Asian food combined with American cuisine and traditions.  However this is not limited to only Asian American cuisine, you could combine any styles of cooking or flavors to create a whole new fusion dish and combination, yet to be seen by the world.  Below is a photograph of one of our exclusive original Thai fusion dishes, Scallops & Shrimp in a Curried Thai Sauce Over Kale Rolls.

Why are fusion foods so popular?  Fusion has become popular due to the range of ethnic backgrounds and variety of cultures in our society today.  It is great to see cultures mixing and learning about other cultures hertitage, life styles and culinary traditions.  Much like our love for Chinese food in Canada and American we have taken on our own style of Chinese foods, opposed to traditional Chinese food you would find in China we have created Canadian-Chinese cuisine and American-Chinese cuisine.  Think of it like authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex.  In Thailand if you walked the streets and markets you would find many vendors selling authentic street Thai dishes made with creatures that disgust and frighten the weak stomached, such as grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, worms, giant spiders and even scorpions.  These creatures are a true delicacy in Thailand and to be respected and honored as such.  If you saw a vendor in New York serving Ball Park Franks with grilled beetles as a topping you would most likely cringe at the thought and wouldn’t bat an eye before calling the health department.  This is a difference in culture and culinary backgrounds due to local environment and the foods available.  So why are fusion foods so popular?  Bottom line, they are absolutely delicious.  Fusion takes the flavors and commonly used  ingredients of traditional regional and sub-regional areas India, South-East Asian and East Asian foods and combines then with North American cooking techniques and ingredients you would not find in the Eastern world.  This way you are getting the best of both worlds, in other words Fusion cuisine is a culinary love story where East meets West.