Expresses inspiring thanks for Asian dishes (6)

I believe the answer is:

satays

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'asian dishes' is the definition.
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'expresses inspiring thanks' is the wordplay.
'expresses' becomes 'says' (saying is a kind of expressing).
'inspiring' is an insertion indicator.
'thanks' becomes 'ta' (UK informal version of 'thank you').
'says' going around 'ta' is 'SATAYS'.

'for' is the link.

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