Cuisine n. – A characteristic manner or style of preparing food
Every cuisine found throughout the world has developed over centuries, or even a millennia. Flavor combinations and recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, being tweaked along the way. The best recipes are those that don’t veer far from precedent. Cultures and cuisines have had time to meld together into different cuisine fusions over the course of many centuries.
“Everything is fusion; cultures and cuisines grow up next to each other.” says Duc Tang, chef and owner of Pacific Rim By Kana, a restaurant located in downtown Ann Arbor that serves Pan-Asian Cuisine. Tang considers himself a contemporary Pan-Asian chef. His style of cooking involves taking classic Pan-Asian dishes and reinterpreting them. In some cases, the knowledge of complimentary flavors can make the task of creating a new recipe similar to that of an equation.
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