Indian cuisine should perhaps be more accurately referred to in the plural: there are so many regional differences, from seafood-heavy...

The Portuguese introduced ingredients to the Asia palate that some would consider to be fundamental today. What would Thai food be like...

Although the Japanese were more deeply familiar with the Dutch language (Western knowledge was called 蘭学 rangaku or "Dutch studies"), the...

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to make contact with the Kingdom of Siam more than 500 years ago in 1511. In 1518 was signed the...

Malay was the lingua franca of Southeast Asia, and when the Portuguese took control of the trading port of Malacca, many words entered...

Interesting as it may be, the influence that the Portuguese exerted in Asia so many centuries ago is often relegated to the introductory...

Portugal was united with Spain in 1580 by virtue of sharing the same king in the person of Philip (Filipe I in Portuguese). The Spanish...

Starting with the conquest of Malacca, the Portuguese finally found in Southeast Asia the source of the spices they were looking for.

I intend to explore this topic through four perspectives: What were the political drivers for what was a costly national undertaking? Was...

In their quest for spices, Europeans raced to be the first to reach India. The Portuguese won, but this was merely the start of their...

While China long had contact with Europe through the Silk Road, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to show up by sea. And they...

Arriving from southern China, the Portuguese were called "Southern Barbarians" (南蛮) by the Japanese. These barbarians brought lucrative...