Thailand Food Guide

Thai food is among the most popular and distinctive of oriental cuisines- combining the best of two major culinary traditions of Asia, viz., Chinese and Indian. Thai cooking uses typically Chinese ingredients like soy sauce and noodles, in conjunction with distinctly Indian flavourings- spices (lots of chillies!) and coconut milk. An astounding array of seafood, meats, and vegetables are used, along with very Thai ingredients- lemon grass, galangal, and kaffir limes- to produce food which is very different, tasty, and more often than not, very hot too. Don’t flinch from tasting local cuisine, though- in most places, a request to keep the chillies low, is usually paid heed to. And the food’s really too good to miss!

Soups, salads, noodles, rice, and curries form the basis of most meals. There are desserts too, but the best way to end your meal is to sample some local fruit- Thailand grows excellent tropical fruit- mangoes, mangosteens, passionfruit, pineapples, watermelons, rambutans, lychees- the list is endless. Thai chefs have perfected vegetable and fruit carving and developed it into a fine art. Fruits and vegetables are painstakingly carved into exquisite flowers, birds and more- each item a masterpiece.