Why Afro-Asian Cuisines are Getting Huge Popularity in South Africa

When it comes to food, Asian cuisines are quite hard to beat. From Indian to Chinese, Arabian to Thai, the diversity of Asian food is fascinating as its taste. Quite naturally the other cuisines of the world will get heavily influenced by the Asian dishes. Arguably, the Indian and the Chinese cuisine has become the most popular of all Asian styles of cooking.

A huge number of Indians who live in South Africa significantly made the Indian dishes famous and the worldwide acceptance of Chinese food inevitably made its way to the plates of African people. It has been noted that South Africans deeply enamored with Asian food that’s why the number of top restaurants in Johannesburg is increasing at a rapid speed.

 

The reasons behind the growing influence of the Asian cuisines in Africa–

Unique Taste- Almost all the Asian dishes carry a unique style that is hard to find in the dishes of other continents. As African people also love the different taste, chefs in the top restaurant of Johannesburg are integrating Asian way of cooking with the African delicacies and the end result is a unique dish with awesome flavor.

Similarities with African cuisines– There is no major difference between African and Asian dishes that is the main reason that Asian foods easily integrated with their African counterparts. Cousins from both the continents share a close bonding.

Easy availability of the ingredients– The herbs, spices, and vegetables used in making Asian food are easily available in South Africa and in most of the African countries. People don’t have to source expensive ingredients from outside for making a particular item. So the finest restaurants in Johannesburg can easily serve an Afro-Asian dish to their clients without charging high.

The best thing about Asian foods is that they offer you the freedom to do experiments. Chefs can recreate or add their own unique style in a dish without harming the taste of the food. More experiments will take place, and the diners will get more out of the fusion of Afro-Asian food.