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The Worst Episodes of Asia Unplated with Diana Chan

Every episode of Asia Unplated with Diana Chan ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Asia Unplated with Diana Chan!

Join Diana Chan as she unpacks the flavours of Asia, from North Indian korma to Korean kimchi and everything in between.

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    Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 1 - Vietnamese
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    #1 - Vietnamese

    S1:E1

    The series is off to an energetic start as Diana delves into the vibrant and healthy flavours of Vietnamese cooking. With the expertise of her flatmate Khanh Ong (owner of the George on Collins) the pair creates chargrilled parcels of fragrant beef wrapped in betel leaves called ba la lot. For dessert, Diana surprises Khanh with his favourite Vietnamese ice cream snack called kem chuoi. Diana is also joined in the kitchen by Jerry Mai (chef and owner behind restaurants Pho Nom, Annam and Bia Hoi) who demonstrates how to make banh khot - mini rice pancakes that are best served with freshly brewed Vietnamese beer, of course.

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  2. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 2 - Thai
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    #2 - Thai

    S1:E2

    Thai food is on the menu so Diana enlists the help of mentor and Thai food enthusiast, Gary Mehigan, who is an expert at striking the balance of salty, sweet and sour. After sampling Gary’s refreshing prawn larb, Diana explores the varieties of fresh Asian herbs at the Springvale market, before heading back to the kitchen to recreate a delicious dish she sampled on a recent trip Thai yellow crab curry with vermicelli noodles. To finish, Diana cooks a moreish Thai appetizer of grilled pork neck known as nahm jim jaew.

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  3. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 3 - Japanese
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    #3 - Japanese

    S1:E3

    Diana shares her recipe for okonomiyaki; a Japanese cabbage pancake. Next stop she meets Andy Restein, owner and chef at Mr. Miyagi, a popular Melbourne restaurant that offers a modern take on traditional Japanese food. Back in the kitchen Diana is joined by executive chef Daisuke Miyake of Shinoki restaurant to cook kaburamushi, a dish of steamed turnip with snapper. Diana decides to cook nasu dengaku or miso baked eggplant, to celebrate iconic Japanese umami flavour.

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  4. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 4 - North Indian
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    #4 - North Indian

    S1:E4

    India is a wide-ranging country where cooking varies from region to region, so Diana decides to focus on the foods of North India. Inspired by rich curries and fragrant spices, Diana cooks a traditional lamb korma. Prominent chef Adam D'Sylva (Tonka and Coda) shares his Bengali fish curry recipe with Diana. For something sweet, Diana cooks a rice pudding with fragrant northern Indian spices called kheer.

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  5. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 5 - Cantonese
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    #5 - Cantonese

    S1:E5

    This episode celebrates Cantonese cooking, beginning in one of Melbourne’s most iconic restaurants, Flower Drum, in the heart of Chinatown. MasterChef alumni and friend, Karlie Verkerk, shares her recipe dim sum dessert favourite, mango pudding. For the main course, Diana creates a Cantonese home-style favourite, pak cham kai (translated as white cut chicken), by poaching a whole chicken in a pot with aromatics and topping with infused oil.

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  6. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 6 - Singaporean
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    #6 - Singaporean

    S1:E6

    Singaporean cuisine is widely influenced by several cultural groups that make up the population. MasterChef winner Sashi Cheliah who grew up in Singapore shares his quick and easy briyani recipe to start things off. Next up is the famous Singaporean fish head curry, which has mixed Indian and Chinese influences. Inspired by the diverse cultures of Singaporean street food, Diana cooks one of her favourite hawker style dishes, hokkien mee, a simple noodle dish created using homemade prawn stock.

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  7. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 7 - Korean
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    #7 - Korean

    S1:E7

    Korean food is fast becoming a staple cuisine in Australia, particularly fried chicken and Korean BBQ - but there is so much more to explore. Charlie Carrington (chef and owner of Atlas Dining) shows Diana how to ferment kimchi before cooking up a beef bulgogi, a dish of delicious marinated beef cooked at high heat and topped with quintessential Korean condiments. Diana then makes a vegetarian version of bibimbap - a versatile and wholesome mixed rice dish full of vibrant flavours.

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  8. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 8 - Indonesian
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    #8 - Indonesian

    S1:E8

    From rendang to satay and nasi goreng, the flavours of Indonesia are well loved across Australia. Diana decides to showcase her favourite spicy Indonesian relish, sambal matah, on top of a glorious whole snapper grilled in banana leaves. Jess Lemon, who knows Indonesian cuisine back to front, shares one of her best street food snacks, gado gado, before getting a little fancy for dessert with a dish called dury wat, which showcases the unique Indonesian fruit, durian.

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  9. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 9 - South Indian
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    #9 - South Indian

    S1:E9

    Southern Indian cooking is distinctly influenced by the abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables found in the region. Sarah Todd’s love of Indian cuisine has led her to open up restaurants in Goa and Mumbai (documented on television series My Restaurant in India, SBS). Sarah starts with vindaloo pork ribs topped with Goan bhelpuri – a spiced puff rice snack - before cooking a vegetarian baked cauliflower with pineapple sansav. Diana finishes the episode with a traditional dessert called sweet appam filled with carmelised banana – the perfect snack on a balmy afternoon.

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  10. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 1 Episode 10 - Malaysian
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    #10 - Malaysian

    S1:E10

    Diana seeks inspiration from her Malaysian roots, conjuring the sights and smells of food stalls from her childhood. She invites two guests to demonstrate some of the different cultures that influence Malayasian cooking, from Nyonya home cooking to traditional Malay. Cookbook author Clarissa Weerasena recreates Nyonya fishcakes, a popular snack that is reminiscent of her childhood. Many Australians are familiar with laksa, but Irna Mysara (of Sijori Malay Eatery) shows how varied traditional Malaysian laksa can be with laksa Johor that uses spaghetti noodles and has a dry sauce. Late afternoon is time for sweet snacks in Malaysia and Diana shares her take on fried desserts with keria churros made of sweet potato.

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  11. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 1 - Filipino
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    #11 - Filipino

    S2:E1

    Diana is joined by chef Ross Magnaye who shares his favourite meal - Fillipino pork and chicken adobo. Ross shares his passion and knowledge for Filipino food while Diana prepares sinuglaw.

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  12. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 2 - Cambodian
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    #12 - Cambodian

    S2:E2

    Cambodian cuisine is often overlooked in Australia so Diana enlists the help of chef Jerry Mai to explore the vibrant flavours that are integral to Cambodian cooking.

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  13. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 3 - Malaysian
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    #13 - Malaysian

    S2:E3

    Diana seeks inspiration from her Malaysian roots, conjuring the sights and smells of food stalls from her childhood, and guest Jacob Leung shares his tips for creating perfect fried rice.

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  14. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 4 - Indonesian
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    #14 - Indonesian

    S2:E4

    Diana prepares an Indonesian street food favourite - perkedel jagung - crispy, deep fried corn fritters, while chef Jerry Mai showcases Indonesian spices with her Balinese grilled chicken.

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  15. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 5 - Sri Lankan
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    #15 - Sri Lankan

    S2:E5

    As one of the worlds biggest coconut producers, coconut is a staple ingredient in Sri Lankan cuisine. Prominent chef Adam D'Sylva (Tonka and Coda) shares his smoked trout salad with coconut sambol and pomelo, a light dish that’s big on flavour. Jerry Mai prepares a crab curry, with a rich coconut base showcasing popular Sri Lankan spices. For dessert Diana makes watalappan, a baked coconut custard, sweetened with kithul jaggery, a beloved Sri Lankan staple.

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  16. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 6 - Chinese
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    #16 - Chinese

    S2:E6

    Chinese cuisine is flavourful and diverse. Diana shows how easy it is to make a Yum Cha favourite at home as she prepares sesame balls with red bean paste filling. Master Chef alumni and friend, Karlie Verkerk, shares her recipe for three cup chicken - san bei ji - a simple, homestyle Chinese dish. Jacob Leung also joins Diana in the kitchen to prepare a citrusy and aromatic dish of soy, orange and Chinese five-spice braised duck.

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  17. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 7 - Laotian
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    #17 - Laotian

    S2:E7

    Laotian cuisine is packed with bold, balanced flavours. Reflective of surrounding countries such as Vietnam and Thailand, Laotian food also shares a balance of spicy, sour and sweet, however, it is relatively unknown to many Australians. Diana showcases sticky rice, a staple ingredient in Laotian cooking as she shares one of her favourite street food snacks khao jee (grilled sticky rice with egg). Diana explores popular flavours in Laos in a spicy pork sausage sai oua, packed with vibrant herbs and spices. Diana is also joined in the kitchen by Jerry Mai who prepares salt-crust grilled fish: a whole snapper filled with aromatics that celebrates Laos’s fresh and vibrant flavours.

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  18. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 8 - South Indian
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    #18 - South Indian

    S2:E8

    India is a wide-ranging country where cooking varies from region to region, so Diana decides to focus on the foods of Southern India. To celebrate South India, Jacob Leung prepares red onion bhaji with yoghurt dipping sauce, his favourite street food snack. Sarah Todd joins Diana to share her recipe for Kerala-style crispy prawns, a dish she fell in love with while opening a restaurant in India. Diana creates a fragrant vegetarian dish tadka dal, a lentil-based dal topped with tempered herbs and spices.

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  19. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 9 - Thai
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    #19 - Thai

    S2:E9

    Diana explores the balance of salty, sweet and sour flavours that is fundamental in Thai cuisine. Chef Adam D’Sylva first celebrates this harmony of flavours by making a refreshing dish, seared tuna with nahm jim. Diana then showcases a popular Thai dish of beef massaman curry. Jacob Leung finishes by preparing a fragrant and smoky Thai beef salad called nam tok with sticky rice powder.

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  20. Asia Unplated with Diana Chan Season 2 Episode 10 - Vietnamese
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    #20 - Vietnamese

    S2:E10

    Diana delves into the vibrant and fresh flavours of Vietnamese cooking. With the expertise of her flatmate Khanh Ong (owner of the George on Collins) the pair creates cha gio re which is similar to a spring roll but with a delicate, lace-like exterior. Diana shares a simple yet elegant dish banh beo which are delicate, steamed rice cakes that are sure to impress. Jerry Mai also joins Diana to share her expertise in Vietnamese cooking. Jerry demonstrates how easy it is to make your own rice noodles at home which she serves as part of bun cha Hanoi, made of smoky grilled pork patties, with rice noodles, pickled vegetables and an abundance of fresh herbs.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Vietnamese" is the worst rated episode of "Asia Unplated with Diana Chan". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/19/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thai".