Icecream helped tone down the spicy curries.

Fattening coconut milk, an essential ingredient in Malaysia's spicy curries, is being shunted aside for nutritious soy milk.

Fish, stews, roasts and spicy curries bursting with cinnamon, saffron, tamarind, fruit and chillies are common around a Cape Malay dinner table.

FOOD -Padang cuisine is famous across Indonesia: like Spanish tapas, it consists of numerous small dishes, including beef rendang and spicy curries.