Vietnamese chopsticks are long, being thick at one end and then gradually getting thinner at the other end, and are made of wood or bamboo; Japanese chopsticks are rounder, short, and spiral, having been designed to eat bony fish easily; Taiwanese chopsticks are made of materials such as bamboo, wood, and metal; Korean chopsticks are short, flat, and made of metal. It is said that wood is rarer than metal on the Korean Peninsula and that metal chopsticks can prevent poisoning. Fresh raw fish cuisines, such as sushi and sashimi are very popular in East Asia (especially Japan). These raw fish dishes were influenced by two major cultures: Chinese and Japanese. In India, people often eat food with their hands, and many spices such as cardamom, cumin, and fennel seeds are used in every dish. Most spices originated within the Indian subcontinent. Durians are a common fruit in Southeast Asia, which, Alfred Russel Wallace, attested to its delicious flavor as worth the entire cost of his trip there. The cuisine of Indonesia possess rich and diverse collection of dishes and recipes with regional cooking tradition flourished, such as Minang Sundanese to Balinese. Most Indonesians consume steamed rice with flavorful meat, fish, and vegetables in one serving such as in Nasi Padang and nasi campur. Other notable example include rendang, satay, soto, and nasi goreng. In Filipino banquet, many unique dishes have arisen because of the country's long years of colonization and interactions with other neighboring cultures and nations; it has inherited Latin, Malay, Chinese, and American influences to its people's local blend. Culture by people Afghan people Arab people Armenian people Assyrian people Aryan Azerbaijani people Baloch people Bangladeshi people Bengali people Betawi people Bihari people Buginese people Burmese people Chinese people Cambodian people Dravidian people Filipino people Georgian people Hadhrami people Haryanvi people Hmong people Hong Kong people Iranian people Indian people Indonesian people Igorot people Israeli people Japanese people Jat people Jewish people Korean people Kurdish people Lao people Macanese people Malay people Malaysian people Miao people Minangkabau people Mongolian people Moro people Marathi people Punjabi people Pakistani people Pashtun People Peranakan people Tibetan people Rajasthani people Rohingya people Romani people Russian people Sindhi people Tajik people Turkic peoples Taiwanese people Thai people Vietnamese people See also Culture of Africa Culture of Europe Culture of North America Culture of Oceania Culture of South America Notes John Lindley (1889),