Sunae believes an increased interest in ethnic food could lead to an increased awareness of other cultures.

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South Asian chef Christina Sunae opened Cocina Sunae, the go-to place for flavourful Thai food in Buenos Aires.

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When Sunae opened Cocina Sunae in Colegiales in 2005, there were three, maybe four, restaurants in the city serving up the sweet, salty, savoury and spicy flavours of South Asian food, and only one place, in her opinion, was serving a decent curry.

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In addition to taking reservations at Cocina Sunae Thursday through Saturday, she has catering gigs throughout the week, appears on local cooking shows from time to time and has had her recipes, like one for Thai-style garlic prawns and another for pansit guisado, a Filipino noodle dish, published in a few Spanish-language Argentinean publications.

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