Mono Monday: Can't live without...

....Asian food!

Ok, it may not be at the very top of my list, but coming late to today's challenge, most other things I might have put  in this category had already been blipped.

I've loved Asian food for as long as I can remember, since well before I started travelling to the region. While for some of the more "extreme" dishes you really need to be there (or I should say:  I'm not going to start preparing goose feet, curried fish head, braised pig's intestines or baby squid in its own entrails for family and guests!), I keep a good selection of sauces, pastes and spices at home and regularly cook a variety of Asian dishes.

(And I have to say, having good takeaways nearby is wonderful - I almost took the easy way out and blipped a photo of the menu from an excellent local Chinese! :))

This week's challenge is hosted by Kangazu. You can view all the entries here.