ASEAN Gastronomy Network

Country members · Founding preview

Meet the countries
at the AGN table.

These profiles are deliberately concise. They are an invitation for each country to confirm its focal point, refine its story and identify what it wishes to share with the region.

01

Co-initiating country

Indonesia

Across an archipelago of extraordinary diversity, Indonesia’s foodways connect agricultural landscapes, spice traditions, community knowledge and living cultural identities.

This country profile will be co-created with Indonesian partners to present priority places, current initiatives, knowledge contributions and learning journeys.

Indonesia Gastronomy Network
02

Co-initiating country

Thailand

Thailand’s regional food cultures connect biodiversity, local wisdom, markets, hospitality and creative enterprise—offering a practical foundation for gastronomy-led city development.

This country profile will present regional network models, city cases, learning programmes and the knowledge Thailand will contribute to AGN.

Thailand Gastronomy Network
03

Current member

Malaysia

Malaysia’s foodways reflect centuries of exchange across Malay, Chinese, Indian, Indigenous and wider regional traditions, expressed through distinctive local ingredients, places and ways of eating.

This country profile will be developed with Malaysian partners to identify its national network, priority cities, shared knowledge and regional collaborations.

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04

Current member

Lao PDR

Lao foodways are closely connected to rice, rivers, forests, gardens, fermentation and community hospitality—living knowledge that can anchor meaningful local gastronomy journeys.

This country profile will be developed with partners in Lao PDR to identify its national network, priority places, community practices and contribution to AGN.

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Co-create the regional story

Every country should tell its own story.

Country partners are invited to refine these introductions, appoint a focal point and share the foodways, places and practices they want AGN to carry forward.

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