One of the great enjoyments of being in Bangkok is that you can eat 24 hrs. a day.
No matter what sort of food you are looking for, be it Western or Eastern, you'll
have little trouble finding it with the taste that will satisfy your fancy or remove
your homesickness. Hundreds of restaurants and thousands of coffeeshops, noodle
shops, snack bars and steet-side food stalls are scattered in the downtown districts
of Bangkok and many, many more in the provincial tourist centres. As Thailand
produces all kinds of foodstuff, food prices here are, of course, very
reasonable.
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Thai Food
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Thailand, for centuries an Asian crossroads,
owes it rich
culinary art to the cuisines of India, China, Malaysia and Indonesia. The success of
this country's cuisine lies in the blend of 4 basic tastes---salty, sweet, sour and
pungent---which form a wide range of flavours, making the diner want to eat more
and more. However , holidaymakers must note that chilli is amply used in a
number of Thai dishes, such as curry, fried dishes and even soups. So if you are
trying Thai hot food for the first time, watch out for the little green or red chillies
or ask the chef to make the dish less hot than usual. Eat plenty of cooked rice with
the hot dishes. This is the way to smother the fire in your mouth, which cannot be
done with sweets or even a cold drink.
Normally, each Thai restaurant has its own specialities, so ask the waiter for their
recommendation. Some favourite Thai dishes are: Gai ho bai
toei seasoned fried chicken in leaf wrappers; thotman
plakrai or thotman gung fish or shrimp fritters
Thai style; various kinds of yam Thai salad;
tomyam hot and sour soup; curry and
namprik with fresh vegetables.
And bring your meal
to perfection by
ending it with Thai sweets, such as salim, thapthim krop, lotchong,
khanom chan coconut-cream gelitine, thong yot, foi thong,
etc.
Nahm Prik Pak
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Seafood
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Seafood
More and more visitors to
Thailand have discovered to their delight that Thailand is not only a kingdom of
fruits, but also a kingdom of seafood. Anyone who has experienced Thai seafood
will readily agree to its great variety and its savoury taste and sweet smell.
Broiled Fish
A secret of seafood deliciousness lies in its freshness. As Thailand has a long
coastline, and Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket and most other cities are close to the sea,
fresh supplies of fish, crabs, prawns, lobsters and other shellfish are always available
and all consumers will find them most palatable no matter whether they are
gourmets or just ordinary diners.
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Western & Asian Food
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Most coffeeshops in tourist hotels serve an
approximation of European food, some also Chinese and Japanese. For more
authentic dishes, you can try the nationality restaurants, mostly located in the
leading hotels and in the busy shopping areas. There you will find the food and
the desserts in their original tastes. Western cuisines available in Bangkok and
provincial tourist centers are American, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian,
Scandinavian and Swiss. Asian cusines include Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Vietnamese, Indian, Muslim and Arabic.
Springrolls
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Sweat & Sauer
Thailand is an ideal place for enjoying genuine
Chinese
food that tastes exactly like that of its country of origin. The Chinese culinary art
was first brought to Thailand by the Chinese who migrated to this country in large
numbers in the late Ayutthaya period over 200 years ago. As a result of the long
history of contact between the two peoples, the Thai and the Chinese cultures are
now well mixed together in many aspects, including the art of cooking. Chinese
food is commonly served in restaurants and hotels in every part of Thailand,
especially in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Chaing Mai. Indeed, Thailand is the
only place outside of China (Taiwan and Hongkong) that can provide tourists with
such a wide choice of delicious Chinese dishes.
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