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The
Traditional way to eat Thai food is to share several different
dishes at same time, enabling each dinner to discover al many
different flavors as possible. One spoonful of one dish at a time,
ladled onto a plate of steaming fragrant rice (Khao Plow), helps
to keep the flavors distinct, while a sip of Chinese tea (Cha Jin)
in between mouthfuls helps to prepare the taste buds for the next
exhilarating experience.
Thai
food
Thai food is
internationally famous. Whether chili-hot or comparatively bland,
harmony is the guiding principle behind each dish. Thai cuisine is
essentially a marriage of centuries-old Eastern and Western
influences harmoniously combined into something uniquely Thai. The
characteristics of Thai food depend on who cooks it, for whom it
is cooked, for what occasion, and where it is cooked to suit all
palates. Originally, Thai cooking reflected the characteristics of
a waterborne lifestyle. Aquatic animals, plants and herbs were
major ingredients. Large chunks of meat were eschewed. Subsequent
influences introduced the use of sizeable chunks to Thai cooking.
With their Buddhist background, Thais shunned the use of large
animals in big chunks. Big cuts of meat were shredded and laced
with herbs and spices. Traditional Thai cooking methods were
stewing and baking, or grilling. Chinese influences saw the
introduction of frying, stir frying and deep-frying. Culinary
influences from the 17th century onwards included Portuguese,
Dutch, French and Japanese. Chilies were introduced to Thai
cooking during the late 1600s by Portuguese missionaries who had
acquired a taste for them while serving in South America.
Thais were very adapt
at 'Siamese-icing' foreign cooking methods, and substituting
ingredients. The ghee used in Indian cooking was replaced by
coconut oil, and coconut milk substituted for other daily
products. Overpowering pure spices were toned down and enhanced by
fresh herbs such as lemon grass and galangal. Eventually, fewer
and less spices were used in Thai curries, while the use of fresh
herbs increased. It is generally acknowledged that Thai curries
burn intensely, but briefly, whereas other curries, with strong
spices, burn for longer periods. Instead of serving dishes in
courses, a Thai meal is served all at once, permitting dinners to
enjoy complementary combinations of different tastes.
A proper Thai meal
should consist of a soup, a curry dish with condiments, a dip with
accompanying fish and vegetables. A spiced salad may replace the
curry dish. The soup can also be spicy, but the curry should be
replaced by non spiced items.
There
must be a harmony of tastes and textures within individual dishes
and the entire meal.
Thai
Desserts
Thai desserts
are totally different to western desserts. Also they are sweet but
made mainly from fruits or rice with a flowery taste. for some
example Check
Here.
Thai Fruits
Thailand's rich soil yields an extraordinary variety of fruits
including more than two dozen kinds of bananas and of course the
pungent durian! No matter when you come to Thailand, or whatever
part of the country you visit,
you'll find
fresh fruit vendors on every street and the wide choice of fruits
available is sure to be a memorable part of your experience.
Some examples
are shown Check
Here.
Thai Herbs
Almost
all Thai food is cooked with herbs and usually spicy. Mainly used
are garlic, chili, lemon grass and coriander -or basil leafs. And
of course plenty of lime juice and fish sauce. Many herbs and
spices used in Thai cuisine have beneficial medicinal properties.
Some examples
are shown Check
Here.


Bai Toei
KhongKha Road, KRABI |
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Nong
Chok
47 Khongkha Road, KRABI |
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Chao
Sua
325/1 Maharat Road, KRABI |
Ruean
Mai
Uttarakit Road, KRABI
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Chuan
Chim Seafood
55/5 Hat Noppharat Thara, Tambon Ao Nang, KRABI |
Ruean
Phae
256/1 Uttarakit Road, KRABI |
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Hok
Ki Lao
91/1 Hemthanon Road, KRABI |
Barn Thai Issara
Soi 2, Maharat Road, Krabi |
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Blue Boy Bar
Soi 4,Maharat Road, Krabi |
Krabi Meritime
2 Km.north of town centre of Utrakit Road. Krabi |
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Chock Dee, Sea House and Sunshine
Kong Ka Road, Krabi |
Muslim Restaurant
Pruksa Uthit Road, Krabi |
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Pizzaria Firenze
Kong Ka Road, Krabi |
Smoody Bar
Kong Ka
Road, Krabi |
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Tamarind Tree
Chao Fa Road, Krabi |
Thammachat
Kong Ka
Road, Krabi |
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Khao Yai
Ko Lanta View Point, KRABI |
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Khrua Thep
Phetchakasem Road, KRABI |
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Ko Yong
Phetkasem Road, KRABI |
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