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| Coronavirus lockdown: Asian cooks make bamboo shoots top trend | Coronavirus lockdown: Asian cooks make bamboo shoots top trend |
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| Bamboo shoots are the top trending recipe search globally, as Asians take to the kitchen during virus lockdowns. | Bamboo shoots are the top trending recipe search globally, as Asians take to the kitchen during virus lockdowns. |
| While banana bread is the top-searched recipe overall, bamboo shoots have seen the biggest rise within the last month. | |
| They have seen a 4,850% rise, highlighting how popular traditional home-cooked food has become in Asia. | They have seen a 4,850% rise, highlighting how popular traditional home-cooked food has become in Asia. |
| Countries in the region top the world when it comes to all recipe and cooking-related searches, says Google. | Countries in the region top the world when it comes to all recipe and cooking-related searches, says Google. |
| Bamboo shoots are picked when they are about 15cm (6in) long, have a mild flavour and crunchy texture, and are added to dishes such as soups and stir-fries to bulk them up. | Bamboo shoots are picked when they are about 15cm (6in) long, have a mild flavour and crunchy texture, and are added to dishes such as soups and stir-fries to bulk them up. |
| Popular dishes include stir-fried mushrooms and bamboo shoots, pork and bamboo shoots and ramen (a Japanese noodle dish). | Popular dishes include stir-fried mushrooms and bamboo shoots, pork and bamboo shoots and ramen (a Japanese noodle dish). |
| "I really like bamboo shoots and have them a lot with ramen," sais Leslie Koh, a Singapore-based food blogger. "I spend a lot of time online trying to recreate comfort dishes as we currently have no food stalls at night markets. The dishes bring back the good memories." | "I really like bamboo shoots and have them a lot with ramen," sais Leslie Koh, a Singapore-based food blogger. "I spend a lot of time online trying to recreate comfort dishes as we currently have no food stalls at night markets. The dishes bring back the good memories." |
| Bamboo shoots are also easy to cook, making them an ideal choice for novice chefs. | Bamboo shoots are also easy to cook, making them an ideal choice for novice chefs. |
| With widespread social-distancing rules in place, millions are stuck at home and going online to watch movies, learn new skills, hold meetings - and delve into new recipes. | With widespread social-distancing rules in place, millions are stuck at home and going online to watch movies, learn new skills, hold meetings - and delve into new recipes. |
| Asia leads the world when it comes to watching cooking tutorials online on YouTube, which is owned by Google. | Asia leads the world when it comes to watching cooking tutorials online on YouTube, which is owned by Google. |
| Four of the top five places searching on YouTube for recipe-related videos come from the region - Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore and Bangladesh. | Four of the top five places searching on YouTube for recipe-related videos come from the region - Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore and Bangladesh. |
| The figures come from publicly available Google Trends, which looked at search history for the past 30 days. | The figures come from publicly available Google Trends, which looked at search history for the past 30 days. |
| Top trending recipes | Top trending recipes |
| Bamboo shoot recipes | Bamboo shoot recipes |
| Bread making recipes | Bread making recipes |
| Easter cake recipes | Easter cake recipes |
| Mapo tofu recipe | Mapo tofu recipe |
| Asian dishes are also dominating "homemade" cooking trends, with search interest for "home made momos", "home made egg rolls" and "home made pani puri" all spiking more than 5,000% in the past month. | Asian dishes are also dominating "homemade" cooking trends, with search interest for "home made momos", "home made egg rolls" and "home made pani puri" all spiking more than 5,000% in the past month. |
| Momos are a type of steamed dumpling, while pan puri is a deep-fried Indian snack. The trend seems to be for easy-to-cook and filling comfort foods. | Momos are a type of steamed dumpling, while pan puri is a deep-fried Indian snack. The trend seems to be for easy-to-cook and filling comfort foods. |
| "People in the Asia-Pacific region are heading online for tasty ideas more often than in other parts of the world. The top four places for cooking-related searches over the past month are from the region. At the same time, Asian-inspired recipes are going global," said Dušan Farrington, search communications manager at Google Asia-Pacific. | "People in the Asia-Pacific region are heading online for tasty ideas more often than in other parts of the world. The top four places for cooking-related searches over the past month are from the region. At the same time, Asian-inspired recipes are going global," said Dušan Farrington, search communications manager at Google Asia-Pacific. |
| Most searched recipes overall | Most searched recipes overall |
| Banana bread recipe | Banana bread recipe |
| Pancake recipe | Pancake recipe |
| Pizza dough recipe | Pizza dough recipe |
| Brownie recipe | Brownie recipe |
| Carrot cake recipe | Carrot cake recipe |
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