Culinary techniquesContinental food, involves cooking techniques like frying, roasting and baking.

But in oriental food, the famous cooking technique is wok cooking. Quickly cook food over high heat for example stir-frying, boiling and quick frying.

Dominant flavours in continental cuisine are various vegetables, spices and herbs including oregano, basil, thyme, parsley, rosemary, sage and paprika.

Oriental cuisine is traditionally known for its use of large amounts of nuts and seeds.

In oriental cooking, spices and various sauces play a major role while preparing dishes and are used in large quantities, but in a continental cooking very small amount of spices are used.

With the help of continental food, you can cook various healthy salads, sandwiches and chicken dishes like chicken parmesan.

Mostly various rice, noodles fish and spicy chicken recipes you will get from oriental food. Example Japanese sushi, chinese fried rice, Thai fish curry, Hakka noodles.