Living in Germany: Asian Food

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Dear Asians,

Fret not: you can definitely get your fix of Asian food in this country.

I didn't expect myself to miss Asian food quite that much, since I mostly prefer western food all my life. However, the scarcity of it makes me crave for it sometimes, even though I absolutely love the food they eat here in Germany. It is in a way similar to how much I hated Backstreet Boys back in their heyday, but one of their songs just came on the radio the other day and it made me smile just because they remind me of the good old days.


So yes I do miss Asian food at times.



First off, there are plenty of Asian restaurants. I can't say anything about them - yet - since I'm a little apprehensive to give them a visit... but rest assured that you do have that option.

I prefer to cook my own things. I found some local brands selling Asian ingredients, but alas I discovered that they didn't taste very authentic. I'm not sure if they can't make it right or they're just adjusting their products more to the German tastebuds - I don't know. But these local brands are quite off the mark with their 'Asian' products.

Your best bet is to buy truly Asian ingredients in an Asian supermarket. Good news - there's plenty of them as well! Depends on how big your town is, I guess, because my small town doesn't have one but some nearby towns and cities do have them. You can buy Kecap ABC (the staple of Indonesian homecooking!) and my personal addiction: INDOMIE. Yassss. Apart from Indonesian ingredients like kecap, sambal, tempe and many others, they usually also sell a plethora of Chinese, Japanese and Korean stuff. So if that's what floats your boat, fret not. You won't miss your fix of Asian flavours!




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