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Coconut curry is probably my favourite SE Asian food. It does not matter if the curry is the red one or the green one. Both are fantastic.

I am a vegetarian, so I have it with tofu, but I think it should also be good with chicken for those who dont want to eat vegetarian food. Have it with rice, and put some of that great Thai sweet, hot chilli sauce on it.

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A good Nasi Lemak in Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia is tough to beat. My preferred type involves (apart from the rice) fried egg, fried chicken, fried anchovies (or other small fish) and a potent sambal. Some versions serve a large papadum as well - which is definitely my favourite version. Reply to this

Laap in Laos or Thailand is lovely - minced meat with herbs. You eat it with sticky rice and raw green veg/salad. Thai spicy salads are lovely. The North of Thailand also does a different yellow curry with noodles - I forget the name. It's similar too a laksa in Malaysia and Singapore which are also good. Amok in Cambodia (it's a coconut curry). There are enough different types of noodle soup in Vietnam to try each day. Different ones come from different regions. Red River has a good blog on food in Hanoi. I like the dishes they make here with passion fruit sauce and tamarind sauce.

Plus, a quick search brought up This blog about food in Malaysia.

Reet does a lot of eating around SE Asia. Her blogs often make my mouth water! Reply to this

You could try the following sh*t coffee, if you are going to Sumatra.

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Great post guys!

Definitely the curries in Thailand - red, yellow, and green, all amazing! And a good Pad Thai/Pad Si Ew. In Cambodia the Amok curry is tasty, and I loved the chicken & rice served at Hawker markets in Singapore - simple but so good. Looking forward to trying the Vietnamese & Malaysian food, not sure what to expect in China though...! Reply to this

Thanks for the replies so far guys. I'm currently on a bit of a pre-trip diet, so reading this is making me really hungry! Reply to this

Please share your experience of food in China! We are going in October and don't know what to expect, try or avoid! I have a feeling it will be different to what we get in our local Chinese take away...! Reply to this

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It's easy to go wrong with food in China because there's arguably as much bad food as there is good. Living here has allowed me to do some filtering out of the undesirables. ^_^

Try as many dumplings as you can (Steamed, fried, big, small, soup, stand-alone). I despised tofu in America, but the things they can do with it in China amazes me, and there are far more kinds of tofu than I ever imagined. Skip the chicken feet, but indulge in some chicken hearts if you get the chance (Skewered, seasoned, and BBQ'd). They're surprisingly good. Try Hot Pot which is a 'cook it yourself' style restaurant. All your orders come out raw and then you cook them in a bubbling pot of your chosen flavored broth. If you're adventurous hit the street BBQ stalls. Inexpensive and scrumptious!

My mind's kind of exploding thinking about all the food cuz it varies per region. Which parts of China will you be going to? Reply to this