most of the southeast Asia population are cultivation. the main food throughout the region is rice. popular meals in southeast asia are rice, fish, vegetables,fruits and spices. fish sauce is used in almost all southeast asian curries. popular vegetable are sweet potatoes, maize, taro, tapioca and green-leaf vegetables. popular fruits are pineapples, coconuts,starfruits, jackfruits, papayas, bananas, rambutans and mangosteens.