In fact, many preparations are familiar to Western palates.

To a lot of Western palates, this tastes, well, heavy and greasy.

Taken straight with some raw tuna on top, it can be off-putting to Western palates.

Desserts, or at least some of them, are unfamiliar to Western palates.

What comes out of it is not only extraordinary but also seems to make no concession to Western palates.

No compromises for Western palates are made here unless you ask.

To the Western palate, sauce fragrance baijiu can be quite challenging.

The subtleties may be lost to more Western palates, though.

As for the cooking, there is no compromise for Western palates.

But to the Western palate, an Asian breakfast is an acquired taste.