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ASIA
SOCIETY LAUNCHES ASIAFOOD.ORG
Comprehensive
site explores all aspects of Asian cuisine
September 2000- The
Asia Society has launched www.AsiaFood.org,
a fun and fascinating website on Asian food and cooking methods,
history, ingredients and techniques. The site is a new component
of the Asia Society's award-winning website AsiaSource
(www.AsiaSource.org).
Three main sections
aggregate the entire contents of the Encyclopedia of
Asian Food,
by world-renowned-expert Charmaine Solomon, into easy-to-navigate
services. An illustrated "Glossary" provides information
on Asian ingredients and their health benefits, culinary techniques,
and equipment. Visitors can browse through over five hundred
recipes in a "Recipes" section by keyword, type
of dish, region, or any combination of the three. "Features"
includes video cooking demonstrations, overviews of regional
cuisines and articles on topics ranging from dietary culture
to exotic beverages. In addition, users will find a wealth
of links to Asian cooking schools around the world and other
Asian food-related sites.
Funding and support
for AsiaFood has been provided through a generous grant from
The Freeman Foundation. Strategic consulting, application
development and programming have been provided by AppNet (recently
acquired by Commerce One), a major interactive marketing agency.
The Asia Society's
expanding family of websites consists of AsiaSociety.org (www.asiasociety.org),
for news and information about Society programs and activities;
AskAsia® (www.askasia.org), the
Society's innovative web service for K-12 students and educators;
and AsiaSource (www.asiasource.org),
a resource for timely information on cultural, economic, social
and political dimensions of U.S.-Asia relations. In addition
to AsiaFood.org, the Society has also
recently launched AsiaBusinessToday
(www.asiabusinesstoday.org), with information on U.S.-Asia
economic and business affairs, as part of its AsiaSource site.
A nonprofit, nonpartisan
educational institution, the Asia Society is the leading U.S.
institution dedicated to fostering public understanding of
Asia and communication between Americans and the peoples of
Asia and the Pacific. Its headquarters are at 725 Park Avenue
in New York City.
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