[PDF] Gastronomic Traditions and Eating Habits in the Far East

What is the location of the Far East?

• Location of the Far East, geographically defined. In European terminology, the Far East is the geographical region that includes East and Southeast Asia as well as, to a lesser extent, North Asia, particularly the Russian Far East. South Asia is sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.

What was Emil's role in the Far East?

• The teaching of Emil laid the foundation for the work which we were to take up years later in our third expedition to these countries, during which time we lived with the Masters continuously for three and one-half years, traveled with them, and observed their daily lives and work throughout the Far East.

Is Russia a part of the Far East?

• Far East, in its usual sense, is comparable to terms such as the Orient ( Latin for "East"), Eastern world, or simply the East, all of which may refer, broadly, to East and South-East Asia in general. Occasionally, albeit more in the past, the Russian Far East and South Asia have been deemed to be part of the Far East.

What was the Far East before the colonial era?

• Among Western Europeans, prior to the colonial era, Far East referred to anything further east than the Middle East. In the 16th century, King John III of Portugal called India a "rich and interesting country in the Far East ( Extremo Oriente )."