Cooks please the palate with beetroot and carrot fritters, fried bread with lentil stuffing and yellow pea curry in historic Kolkata, West Bengal.

Cooks please the palate with beetroot and carrot fritters, fried bread with lentil stuffing and yellow pea curry in historic Kolkata, West Bengal.

Fermented fish hotpot, braised yellowtail catfish and bittersweet neem salad feed the Vietnamese residents of Long Xuyen, An Giang — a village on water.

Fermented fish hotpot, braised yellowtail catfish and bittersweet neem salad feed the Vietnamese residents of Long Xuyen, An Giang — a village on water.

In industrial Bintulu, Sarawak, local Malaysians forage their surroundings to make stir-fried papaya buds, fermented fish with bamboo shoots and more.

In industrial Bintulu, Sarawak, local Malaysians forage their surroundings to make stir-fried papaya buds, fermented fish with bamboo shoots and more.

The locals in Koh Klang, Krabi earn money from the sea by turning catch into flavorful Thai cuisine like black crab in curry and stir-fried stingray.

The locals in Koh Klang, Krabi earn money from the sea by turning catch into flavorful Thai cuisine like black crab in curry and stir-fried stingray.

The unique Indonesian area of Kali Code, Yogyakarta boasts ancient cooking techniques, vibrant food stalls and treats like crispy fried chicken feet.

The unique Indonesian area of Kali Code, Yogyakarta boasts ancient cooking techniques, vibrant food stalls and treats like crispy fried chicken feet.

At the oldest Philippine seaport of Pasil, Cebu, cooks make a slew of eclectic dishes such as porcupine fish soup and pig's brain with liver gravy.

At the oldest Philippine seaport of Pasil, Cebu, cooks make a slew of eclectic dishes such as porcupine fish soup and pig's brain with liver gravy.