These menus are suggested combination of dishes which will compliment each other. Usually these kind of menus, are the ones we can choose at a restaurant or when we held a gathering at home.
Most Common Indonesian Menus
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Formal
-Soto Ayam-
- White Rice or Rice Cake (Lontong)
- Soto Ayam
- Pergedel Kentang
- Shredded Fried/Boiled Chicken
- Halved Eggs
- Chopped Asian Celery
- Thinly Sliced Cabbage
- Sambal - Made by Boiling the Ingredients First
- Deep-fried Sliced Shallots
- Transparent Rice Vermicelli
- Lime
- Crackers/Chips (Krupuk)
- Other various additions often accompanied Soto Ayam
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- Calves Liver in Tamarind Sauce
- Spiced Fsih Fillets
- Spiced Eggs
- Steamed Bananas in Coconut Sauce
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Informal
-Nasi Pecel-
- White Rice
- Boiled Veggies (Water Spinach, Long Beans, Bean Sprouts, etc)
- Peanut Sauce
- Anchovy & Peanuts Cracker (Rempeyek)
- Fried Egg, Tempe & Tofu
- Other various additions often accompanied Nasi Pecel.
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- Medan Toast
- Red Pork with Bean Sprouts
- Javanese Pudding with Mangoes
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- Young Mango Salad (Salad Mangga Muda)
- Fried Breaded Chicken
- Tofu with Oyster Sauce (Tumis Tahu Saus Tiram)
- Bottled Sauce
- Onion Crackers (Kerupuk Bawang)
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Informal
-Gado-Gado-
- Boiled Veggies
- Rice Cake (Lontong)
- Peanut Sauce
- Halved Boiled Eggs
- Cubed Fried Tempe & Tofu
- Other various additions often accompanied Gado-Gado
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- Vegetable Soup with Tofu
- Spiced Chicken with Ananas
- Javanese Pancakes
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- Fried Breaded Beef
- Schotel Tempeh
- Sambal Goreng Kentang
- Spicy Tomato Sauce (Sambal Tomat)
- Fish Crackers (Kerupuk Ikan)
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Festive
- Rice Cake (Lontong/Ketupat) or Plain Rice
- Beef Rendang
- Opor Ayam
- Acar
- Sambal Goreng Ati
- Other various dishes depending on the occasions and where they are originated.
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Most Common Chinese Menus
Informal
- Chicken rice
- Choy sum with Oyster Mushroom
- Mixed vegetable soup
- Almond Jelly with Lychees & Watermelon
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- Cold Hors d'Ouvre
- Prawn Ball Soup
- Special Fried Rice
- BBQd Loin of Pork
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- Fish Rolls with Paksoi
- Chicken Fillets with Ginger
- Almond Jelly & Orange
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- Imperial Rolls
- Yellow Curry Shrimps
- Stir-fried Mixed Chinese Vegetables
- Steamed Rice
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- Imperial Rolls
- Garlic Beef
- Stir-fried Mixed Chinese Vegetables
- Steamed Rice
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- Imperial Rolls
- Black Pepper Chicken
- Stir-fried Mixed Chinese Vegetables
- Steamed Rice
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- Imperial Rolls
- General Tao Chicken
- Stir-fried Mixed Chinese Vegetables
- Steamed Rice
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- Egg Rolls
- Vegetables Fried Rice
- Vegetable Chow Mein
- Breaded Shrimps (Red Sauce)
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Formal
- Braised Duck
- Crispy Fried Chicken
- Roast Pork with White Wine
- Fish with Chinese Broccoli
- Vegetarian Noodles
- Yong Chow Fried Rice
- Beancurd & Fish Ball Soup
- Mango Ice
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- Cran & Egg Soup
- Chicken with Walnuts & Snow Peas
- Fireworks Prawns
- Braised Mushrooms
- White Rice
- Agar-Agar Jelly
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- Egg Rolls
- Chicken Chow Mein
- Chicken Fried Rice
- General Tao Chicken/Garlic Cutlets
- Chicken Almond
- Chicken Soo Guy
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- Egg Rolls
- Breaded Shrimps (Red Sauce)
- Chicken Chow Mein
- General Tao Chicken/Garlic Cutlets
- Moo Goo Guy Kew
- Chicken Cubes with Almonds
- Special Fried Rice
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- Imperial Rolls or Fritters a la Hunan
- Szechuan Shrimps
- General Tao Chicken
- Stir-fried Chinese Vegetables
- Steamed Rice
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- Imperial Rolls or Fritters a la Hunan
- Szechuan Shrimps
- Orange Beef
- Stir-fried Chinese Vegetables
- Steamed Rice
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Festive
- Fried Sharks' Fins
- Prawns in Honey
- Braised Chicken with Black Fungus
- Pork Cooked Twice
- Cabbage Hearts with Larp Cheong
- Stuffed Peppers & Chinese Mushrooms
- Duck & Wonton Lo Mein
- Vegetarian Fried Rice
- Duck Soup with Salted Vegetables
- Chinese Tea
- Warm Rice Wine
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Fun Menu
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Most Common Japanese Menus 
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Makunochi Bento (Lunch Box)
- Rice Onigiri
- Thick Rolled Omelet
- Prawns Onigiri
- Fish Cured in Bean Paste
- Spinach with Peanuts
- Braised Lotus Root
- Chicken Croquettes
Other Menus
- Kuzuhiki Soup
- Mackerel Simmered in Soy Sauce
- Raw Fis & Cucumber Salad
- Boiled Bamboo Shoots
- Rice
- Pickles
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- Hiyashi Somen (Chilled Noodles)
- Harusame Tempura
- Celery, Cucumber, & Scallop Salad with Golden Dressing
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Other Menus
- Chawan Mushi
- Nigiri-zushi
- Spinach & Apple Salad
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- Miso Soup with Pork & Burdock Root
- Tempura
- Radish & Carrot Salad
- Rice
- Pickles
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- Sashimi
- Egg Drop Soup
- Fish Baked on Pine Needles
- Spinach with Sesame Seeds
- Autumn Salad
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- Fish Cured in Bean Paste
- Odamaki Mushi
- Chrysantheum Turnips
- Omelet & Spinach Rolls
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Other Menus
- Sweet & Sour Prawns
- Beef Sukiyaki
- Boiled Rice
- Pickles
- Fresh Fruit
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- Clear Soup with Chicken & Mushrooms
- Fish Teriyaki
- Vegetables Boiled with Chicken
- Lotus Root Salad
- Boiled Rice
- Pickles
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- Clear Soup with Clams and Mushrooms
- Fish Grilled with Salt
- Bamboo Shoots with Chicken Dumplings
- Rice & Mushrooms
- White Salad
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Other Menus
- Clear Soup with Bamboo Shoots & Seaweeds
- Sake Chicken
- Garnished Chicken
- Sauteed Green Peppers
- Cucumber & Seaweed Salad
- Fresh Fruit
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- Clear Soup with Prawn & Watercress
- Salmond Baked in Foil
- Combination Salad with Golden Dressing
- Rice & Ginger
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- Clear Soup with Quail Egg & Veggies
- Chicken Teriyaki
- Sauteed Mushrooms & Cucumbers
- Bamboo Shoot Salad
- Rice
- Pickles
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Kaiseki (Banquet)
| 1st Course - Clear Soup |
Clear Soup with Herrings |
| 2nd Course - Raw Fish |
Sashimi |
| 3rd Course - Appetizer |
Scallop & Spring Onion Salad |
| 4th Course - Grilled Fish |
Trout Grilled in Salt |
| 5th Course - Boiled Food |
Bamboo Shoots & Chicken Dumplings |
| 6th Course - Vinegared Food |
Cucumber & Crab Salad |
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7th Course - Steamed Food
Boiled Rice
Pickles
Miso Soup |
Steamed Egg Custard with Eel |
Most Common Vietnamese Menus
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Family Supper
- Chicken & Mushroom Soup
- Fried Crispy Noodles with Chicken, Ham & Prawns
- Crabmeat Omelettes
- Tomatoes stuffed with Pork
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Lunch
- Chicken & Transparent Rice Vermicelli Soup
- Pacific Prawns in Tomato Sauce, with Pickled Veggies & Boiled Rice
- Stir-fried Beef with Bamboo Shoot
- Sauteed Eggplants
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- Stuffed Grapefruit
- Boiled Pork in Coconut Sauce
- Fried Chinese Leaves & Eggs
- Tofu in Syrup
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BBQ
- Grilled Langoustine
- Hot & Spicy Quail
- Grilled Beef in Vine Leaves
- BBQd Pork Spare Ribs with Lemon Grass
- Vietnamese Green Salad
- Plain Boiled Rice
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Dinner
- Prawn Balls with Accompaniments
- Duck, Bamboo Shoot & Rice Vermicelli Soup
- Grilled Red Mullet
- Grilled Skewers of Chicken with 5-spice
- Caramel Pork
- Asparagus with Crabmeat
- Plain Boiled Rice
- Chilled Avocado with Condensed Milk
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Buffet
- Crispy Spring Rolls with Anchovy Sauce
- Prawn Toasts
- Pork & Lettuce Parcels
- Prawns in Batter
- Meduse Salad
- Fruit Salad Ice Mountain
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Vegetarian
- Vegetarian Spring Rolls
- Sweet & Sour Chinese Mushrooms
- Egg Soup - Made with Veggie Stock
- Crispy Bean Curd with Tomato Sauce
- Fried Rice with Egg
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Most Common Malaysian/Singaporean Menus
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Informal
- Otak-Otak
- Kambing Rebusan
- Kacang Buncis Goreng
- Sambal Nanas
- White Rice (Plained Boiled Rice)
OR
- White Rice
- Malay Satay with Peanut Sauce
- Sothi
- Sambal Bajak
OR
- Mah Mee
- Spicy Spareribs
- Boiled Noodles/Rice
- Braised Mushrooms
OR
- Gado-Gado
- Udang & Ikan Bilis Sambal
- Nasi Goreng
- Hot Ikan Sambal
- Tom Yam Kung
- Ikan Bawal Rebusan
- Lychee Pudding
OR
- Sandwich Tiga Lapis
- Kuih Dadar
- Curry Puffs
- Goreng Pisang
- Fried Wontons with Chilli Sauce
- Pakoras
Festive
- Rendang Daging Lembu
- Opor ayam
- Bergedel
- Sayur Lodeh
- Rojak
- Nasi Beriyani
- Sambal Tomat
- Acar Timun
- Roti Kirai
- Nanas Sirap
- Roti Pudding
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Formal
- White Rice
- Vindaloo
- Kalupol Sambola
- Fish in Coconut Milk
- Fried Vegetables
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- Crab Salad
- Curry with Chicken Livers
- Stuffed Mango
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- Sop Kambing
- Ayam Makanan Panggang
- Rendang Telur
- Lontong
- Nasi Minyak
- Salad in Santan
- Acar
- Agar-Agar Drink
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- Nasi Goreng
- Country Captain
- Eastern Style Croquettes
- Cucumber Sambol
- Fried Onion Sambol
OR
- Prawn Balls
- Malay Rojak
- Satay
- Appam
- Mutton Fry
- Nyonya Chinese Cabbage with Dried Red Chillies
- Tropical Fruit Salad
- Chinese Tea
OR
- Soto Ayam
- Pilau Rice
- Cold Aspic Prawns
- Fried Sesame Chicken
- Lagan ki Seekh
- Mee Siam
- Parappu with Snake Gourd
- Pisang Besriam
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Most Common Sri Lankan Menus
- Boiled Plain Rice
- Pork Badun
- Pol Sambola
- Chili Sambol
- Prawn Blachan
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- Ghee Rice
- Pork Badun
- Frikkadels
- Chili Sambol
- Kalupol Sambola
- Fried Eggplant Sambol
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- Kaha Bath or Ghee Rice
- Chicken Curry
- Fish Curry
- Vegetable Curry
- Fried Onion Sambol
- Brinjai Pahi
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- White Rice
- Crab Curry
- Cashew Nut Curry
- Prawn Blachan
- Cucumber Sambol
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Most Common Indian Menus
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Buffet
- Cocktail Savouries
- Vattalappam
- Rice Vermicelli Pilau
- Fried Eggplant Sambol
- Mulligatawny
- Chili Sambol
- Spicy Fried Chicken
- Prawn Coconut Curry
OR
- Singaras/Pakorhas
- Falooda
- Cucumber Salad
- Frikkadels
- Pork Badun
- Chicken Biriani
- Onion Sambal
OR
- Pol Sambola
- Pappadams
- Tropical Fruit Salad
- Cucumber Salad
- Golden Saffron Rice
- Prawn Coconut Curry
- Beef Curry
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Vegetarian
- Mor
- Vegetable Kofta Curry
- Fried Eggplants
- Aviyal
- Parappi
- Pachadis
- Mango Pickle
- Arasi
OR
- Puris/Chapatis
- Dhal
- Brinjal Bartha
- Sukhe Alu
- Cucumber Raita
- Podina Chatni
OR
- Papada
- Vegetable Pakora
- Vegetarian Rolls
- Bombay Aloo
- Aloo Bangan
- Tarka Dahl
- Basmati Rice
- Nan Bread
- Desserts
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Informal
- Mutton Curry
- Fried Fish
- Mango Shorbet
- Tomato Pickle
- Cucumber Curry
- Pilau Rice
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- Puris/Parathas
- Lamb & Potato Curry
- Onion Sambal
- Cucumber Raita
- Cauliflower Bhaji
- Brinjal Bartha
OR
- Saffron Chicken
- Sukhe Alu
- Cucumber Salad
- Chapatis/Puris
- Podina Chatni
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Festive
- Savoury Potato Cakes
- Chicken Biryani
- Lime Pickle
- Halwa
- Egg Curry
- Raan Masala
- Pachadis
- Fried Prawns
- Vegetable Curry
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Other Menus
- Tali Machchi
- Onion Sambal
- Tomato & Mint Salad
- Vegetable Bhaji
- Pilau
- Kofta Curry
OR
- Cucumber Salad
- Lamb Kebabs
- Onion Sambal
- Dhania Chatni
- Brinjal Bartha
OR
- Papadam
- Samosa
- Vegetarian Rolls
- Butter Chicken
- Lamb Bhoona
- Mixed Vegetables
- Basmati Rice
- Nan Bread
- Desserts
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OtherMenus
- Pakorhas
- Dhania Chatni
- Kitchri
- Tomato & Mint Salad
- Cashew Nut Curry
- Cauliflower Bhaji
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- Curry Puffs
- Ras Gulas
- Puttu
- Upma
- Pakoras
- Kheema Sandwiches
- Spiced Scrambled Eggs
OR
- Papadam
- Shrimp Pakora
- Onion Bahji
- Tandoori Chicken
- Beef Curry
- Bombay Aloo
- Basmati Rice
- Nan Bread
- Desserts
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- Papadam
- Sheek Kebab
- Chicken Wings
- Shrimp Curry
- Chicken Tikka Masala
- Palak Paneer
- Basmati Rice
- Nan Bread
- Desserts
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Most Common the Philippines Menus
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Informal
- Vegetable Soup with Prawns
- Steak Manila
- Bananas in Jelly
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Formal
- Philippino Spring Rolls
- Roast Chicken Legs
- Papaya Salad
- Coconut Milk Shake
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Most Common Thai Menus
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Informal
- Chicken Balls with Spring Onions
- Fried Mussels with Bell Peppers
- Sweet Nut Soup
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Formal
- Fried Fish with Ginger Sauce
- Shrimps Soup
- Cucumber Salad
- Sweet Banana Rice
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