Eating in Thailand; Chopsticks, Spoons, & Fingers

In Rome, do as the Romans. If done in Thailand,as Tha ๏ s done. Nothing more for the benefit of local people in Thailand eat curry is like, how they do it.
It is very simple, but it goes a long way to make friends in a foreign country. And since food is the national sport of Thailand, making it the right way to install properly.Most Thai dishes consist of meat, rice and vegetables. I know this is a generalization, but I
speak for most meals. For meals in this way only two tools, a spoon and fork. There are also eaten plates of fried dough with a spoon and fork.
The spoon used to eat with a fork and a shovel is used primarily to push food onto the spoon. The meat is cut into small pieces so that you do not need a knife. Once you get used to, it is very easy to eat. A knife is only required if you order something, like steak or a piece of bread with butter. But this is not Thai food.
Rods are mainly used when eating soup. A Thai is a noodle-ee-ow (phonetics gwet be different than my May). This soup can be found in almost all corners of Thailand. It comes with a variety of vegetables, noodles from different companies and different types of meat. There are various spices can be added; Hot Chili Peppers, chopped peanuts, sugar, vinegar, and more. The best thing to do, add a little bit and give him a taste and see, what else to add. Of course, a spoon is used to test the broth.You can also even the basics of Thai cuisine and enjoy all of the tools. You can stay away from Thailand. Sticky rice, fruit and vegetables are often easier to eat with your fingers. Your daughter can peel, break or a snack with you and share all that will use their fingers and teeth. It can only hygienic, but it's delicious and fun.
And if you're very brave, you can enjoy some of the Isaan, the north or a snack. You will see many errors carts in Bangkok and Pattaya show, crickets, ants, cockroaches, silkworms and other specialties. If and when you can love Isaan your friends forever. As you can see there is to learn some things, like eating Tha ๏ s done. Eating local food, and do, and you can enjoy your vacation even more.

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Food In South East Asia

The rich culture of South Asia is a food more delicious dishes all over the world. Once, as the land of spices for food Thai, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Indonesians are known by the most famous
exotic creations. Much of the identity of South Asia are found in foods that come from the old series, however, the resources under the influence of India, China and the European settlers, with local color.
The food is common and binding ingredients. These include coconut milk, lemongrass, sugar, basil, chilli and fish paste. For the taste of a stranger, this food is described as pungent, bitter and sweet all mixed to make a unique taste. Curry, who has an Indian food is a staple food in South Asia.
Thai food is the most popular cuisine of South East Asia. It takes in five different flavors from
different regions in their traditional kingdoms, sour,salty, sweet, are sharp and bitter. The famous southern curries are traditional Indian adaptations that local ingredients like coconut milk have. Thai cooks use generous portions of fresh herbs and fish sauce. Like every other country in Asia, rice is the staple food of the Thais. If you travel to Thailand, you will find a unique experience to taste different kinds of Thai cuisine. The most popular dishes are pad Thai, red and Na.
Meanwhile, the Philippine food offers a variety of different flavors all mixed together to form a composite sample. It is among the countries of South Asia is unique, as most foreigners have a significant influence of the colonizers, compared to its neighbors. For example, more meat than
Thai or Vietnamese food. He even less flavor. Instead, use the taste of meat, as the Spaniards
and Americans. Filipino food as the food of Southeast Asia is roasted closer to Western-style. What makes Filipino food a popular choice among Americans and Western tourists. Like the cuisine of Southeast Asian, Vietnamese cuisine follows the tradition of Indian and Chinese. It uses a large amount of soy sauce and fish sauce that is both Chinese and Indian influence.
Religion plays an important role in Vietnamese cuisine, vegetarian dishes, there are the most that Filipinos are very high. Vietnamese cuisine is spicy and sweet taste, and as in any other country in Southeast Asia, rice is the popular choice. Vietnamese cooking is also known for its rich soup concoctions. These soups are very popular with many courts in North America, France and Russia.

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Eating In Thailand

The first time I went to Thailand in 1973. I was a young soldier in the U.S. Army and Bangkok was my first goal. I was there for 18 months and my first meal in America was a Big Mac, fries and a Coke.
Times have changed, and fast-food restaurants dot the landscape of Thailand. All KFC Pizza Hut McDonalds is everywhere. Not only in major cities and tourist destination, but in small cities like Khon Kaen and Phitsanulok. Of course, I'm addicted back to Junk Food in the
United States, but most often in Thailand, tend to eat the food. In fact, Thai food is fast.I prefer that local suppliers ready for a record you have to eat in less than a minute. And it is much cheaper and tastier Burger King. But when I'm in Thailand I am for three or four weeks to give in time and receive hamburgers, fried chicken or pizza. And to eat something special for my girlfriend Thai in America "Restaurants" is. When I go to Khon Kaen, as I eat fresh fish at
restaurants. Shrimp Bar-B-Que vegetables and rice is all you need for dinner. My love oysters and a salad of papaya and all is well. When we are in the room and decides to watch a DVD movie, like to call Pizza Pizza Company and chicken wings. I devoured the pizza and wings.
Breakfast is usually a standard cost of eggs and rice with sausage, perhaps one or two. Sometimes the soup or Thai Pad Thai noodle dish. Sometimes we want to go to a hotel management by foreigners and have breakfast "U.S.. The meals are snacks for me. I have some "chicken or pork barbecue on a stick with sticky rice. Or, if my child is in a good mood, you go
ahead and take KFC spicy chicken sandwiches.And of course, dessert, cheese and blueberries
defined.We both enjoy Khon Kaen restaurants around the lake or river. These cabins are small, with a magnificent view over the roof of straw. The food and the service is excellent, and some have a band play live in the local country Thailand. Thus, Thailand, the best of both worlds. You can do everything from pizza and cheese or fried rice and noodles. Good food and great prices. Another reason to love Thailand.

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Tom Yam Kung (Spicy Shrimp Soup)

If you ask any foreigners who visit Thailand once for their favorite Thai food, their answers, almost without exception, Tom Yam Kung.
Tom Yam Kung or spicy shrimp soup, is the number one top ten Thai dishes loved by foreigners, according to recent research. And in fact, is one of the most popular dishes for Thais as well. This is simply because it is so delicious for its bitter taste and sharp, everything must be something more, if you try it once.
Thai cuisine, usually not only a wonderful taste, but also the medicinal properties of plants and ingredients. Tom Yam Kung is one of the best examples. So you know what presents special court in Thailand, this paper is a recipe for a soup and herbal properties.
Ingredients
* 1 liter water
* 10 large shrimp
* 1 cup mushrooms
* 1 stalk lemongrass, chopped
* 2 kaffir lime leaves,
* 1 tbsp chopped coriander
* 1 / 2 teaspoon chili powder (amount can be adjusted according to your wishes)
* 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 2 tbsp fish sauce
How to cook:
1st Pour water into a saucepan, add the lemongrass and bergamot leaves and hot water.
2nd Add the shrimp when the water boils, cover the pan.
3rd Wait three minutes before the mushrooms and salt.
4th Cook for several minutes. Then remove from heat.
5th Season with fish sauce, lime juice and chili powder.
6th Put the chopped leaves into the pot before serving.
To improve the taste, sometimes Nam Phao phrik and roasted chili paste to the soup before removing from heat. For foreigners who are not accustomed to its original flavor, just add a little milk and soup to sweet taste and mix well.
Tips: Serve hot with a bowl of rice and a bowl of tortilla.
With regard to the medicinal properties of Tom Yam Kung, various herbs have different functions. Its properties are described below:
Citronella
Citronella can help, excess gas in stomach or intestine, increased excretion of urine, reduce the heat in the body and prevents the spread of bacteria.
Chile
Chile is used as a medicine for coughing. And "good for the respiratory, circulatory and heart also.
Lime
Lime will prevent the cough, influenza and scurvy.
Kaffir-Cal
Kaffir lime flavor is the strong smell of certain foods used. Its juice can cure cough, dandruff, and certain types of stomach pain.
These are some of the medicinal properties of Tom Yam Kung. It is also rich in nutrients for shrimp and vegetables. Note that all the food you completely, but it does makes you healthy. It is an important reason Tom Yam Kung, as a number is recorded by Thai courts.

Tom Kha Kai (Chicken in Coconut Soup)

Sixth among the top ten Thai dishes ordered most often by foreigners, Tom Kha Kai soup, coconut chicken is not too difficult to create.
Ingredients
Chicken breast sliced • 1 cup
• 2 cups coconut milk
• Fish sauce 2 tablespoons soup
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tbsp galangal root
• 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 / 2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 tablespoon red and green peppers
How to Cook
1st Heat the coconut milk in a saucepan.
2nd While cooking, add the root sliced chicken and galanga.
3rd Cover and let simmer until meat is tender and cooked through.
4th Season with salt and pepper.
5th Remove from heat.
6th Add the fish sauce, lime juice and chili.
7th Before serving, add the chopped coriander leaves.

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Mu or Kai Sa-te (Roast Pork or Chicken Coated with Turmeric)

Ranking among the top ten Thai dishes more orders from abroad, make roast pork or chicken with turmeric, an appetizer, meal or be coated.
Ingredients
• 1 1 / 2 kg. Chicken or pork
• 1 / 4 teaspoon ground toasted coriander seeds
• 1 / 4 teaspoon turmeric (roots) powder
• 1 / 2 teaspoon curry powder
• 3 slices of galangal
• 1 / 2 tablespoons finely chopped lemon grass
• 1 teaspoon salt soup
• 5 garlic cloves Klee
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable soup
• 2 tablespoons sugar
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How to Cook
1st Cut chicken or pork with a width of about 1 1 / 2 inches.
2nd Pound together coriander powder, grilled, roasted cumin powder, pepper, turmeric, curry, galangal, lemon grass, garlic and salt.
3rd Divide the dough into the cream of coconut.
4th Add sugar and vegetable oil and mix in a marinade.
5th Dip meat in the marinade mixture for 2 hours.
6th Take slices of beef skewered and during the heat boil the marinade.
7th Roast beef from the marinade and apply to it for some time.
8th When the meat is thoroughly cooked and served with salsa and you know, cucumber sauce.

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Kai Phat Met Mamuang Himmaphan (Chicken Fried with Cashew Nuts)

Ninth among the top ten Thai dishes ordered most often by foreigners, is the recipe for fried chicken with cashew nuts, a delicacy, sharp taste that can not be, that you prefer.
Ingredients
• 1 1 / 2 cup chopped chicken breast
• 1 / 4 cup chopped onions
• 1 / 4 cup chopped dried chiles
• 1 / 4 cup chopped onions
• 1 c. Teaspoon finely chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar •
• Cooking oil 1 / 2 cup
Chicken broth • 1 / 4 cup
How to Cook
1st Mix the dark soy sauce, wheat flour and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil together.
2nd Marinade in the chicken for 30 minutes.
3rd The remaining oil over medium heat in the kitchen.
4th Add cashews and fry till they look yellow. Then remove and replace them with dried chilli. Fry crisp and remove from heat.
5th Add chicken. Once done, the garlic and onions.
6th Increase heat. Fry and the season with oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar.
7th Pour the broth and add the green onions, dried chillies and cashew nuts. Mix it up and remove from heat.

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Kaeng Phet Pet Yang (Roast Duck Curry)

Fifth among the top ten Thai dishes ordered most often by foreigners Kaeng Phet Pet Yang the plate or roast duck curry is not common in grocery stores in Thailand, but is mainly served in the restaurants category.
Ingredients Curry Paste
• 7 dried chili peppers
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1 / 2 tablespoon galangal
• 2 tablespoons minced lemon grass
• 1 tablespoon kaffir lime zest for life, cut into
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander roots
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander seeds dried
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, dry
• 1 teaspoon salt tea
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
• Some of the pepper
How do you prepare the curry paste
1st Grind the dried chillies and salt.
2nd Then add the remaining ingredients except the shrimp paste and beat until smooth.
3rd Add shrimp paste and mix well.
Ingredients
• 1 roasted duck, deboned and sliced
• 1 cup Cream of Coconut
• 6 cups coconut milk fine second or third time
• 1 / 2 cup basil leaves
• 2 c. chopped jalapeno
• 6 slices of lime leaves and lime
• 20 cherry tomatoes
• 1 small pineapple, peeled and chopped
• 02:01 sliced bamboo shoots, boiled
• Fish sauce 2 tablespoons soup
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
How to Cook
1st Use Cream of Coconut thin-boiling in a pot. Lassen.
2nd Fry the curry paste in oil in a wok. Then add the roasted duck and stir.
3rd Remove from heat and pour into a bowl with cooked Cream of Coconut.
4th Over medium heat, cook the curry powder. When cooking, add the pineapple, tomato and boiled bamboo shoots.
5th Cook over medium heat for five minutes.
6th Add Cream of Coconut in a bowl and mix gently throw.
7th Season with fish sauce. Add fresh basil, bergamot and leaves of jalapeno.
8th Remove from heat.
With regard to the medicinal properties of Kaeng Phet Pet Yang, different plants have different functions. Its properties are described below:
Pepper used as medicine for cough and difficulty breathing cycle and the heart. It can also help stimulate the appetite.
Shallots: helps relieve cold and increase the excretion of urine. Also carminative medicine used.
Garlic may prevent clogged blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, and remove mucus.
Galanga help: can any excess gas in the stomach, stimulates digestion and treat dysentery.
Lemon Grass: It can help to increase the excretion of urine, to reduce body heat and lower blood pressure. It also acts as a carminative medicine.
Kaffir lime: It helps to reduce excess gas in the intestines.
Coriander: Acts as a medicine for coughs and digestion.
Basil remove: Does mucus, parasites and the body.
Tomato used: as a mild laxative and may help prevent cancer.

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Kaeng Phanaeng (Meat in Coconut Cream)

The last court in the Top Ten Thaiways Thai food menu, which won the order for you Kaeng Phanaeng meat or coconut milk. You can use chicken or meat as a main ingredient of curry.
Ingredients
• 1 cup chicken or beef, diced
• 5 peppercorns
• 1 cup Cream of Coconut
• 2 dried chillies, seeded and watered
• 1 / 2 c. Tsp coriander seeds
• 1 / 2 c. Tsp cumin
• 1 tablespoon roasted peanuts
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 shallots
• 1 c. Tsp chopped coriander root
• 5 garlic cloves
• 3 slices galangal root
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 / 2 teaspoon grated kaffir-
• 1 / 2 teaspoon sugar
Shrimp paste • 2.1 c. Tea
How to Cook
1st Fry the pieces of chicken or beef in a skillet over medium heat.
2nd Pour the coconut milk and bring to a boil.
3rd When boiling, reduce heat to low. Simmer until the chicken or meat is tender. Take the meat over low heat, while the Cream of Coconut.
4th Stir occasionally. Meanwhile, prepare the curry paste, all spices including dried chilli, pepper, cumin, coriander, lemon grass, onion, coriander root, grind garlic and galangal root. Then add the roasted peanuts and shrimp paste. Mix it up and pound and paste.
5th Mix the paste with coconut milk curry boil. Place the meat curry again. Use for cooking over a low flame.
6th cut paprika. Enjoy with fish sauce, sugar and lime peel-Kiff.
7th Cook for 15 minutes before the curry is ready to serve.

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Kaeng Khiao Wan Kai (Green Chicken Curry)

It is the second of ten Thai dishes ordered most often by foreigners, a green curry chicken gained popularity from 85% foreigners. Thais love with rice or Khanom chin, a sort of pad Thai have.
Green Curry Paste Ingredients
• 10 fresh green chili peppers
• 2 tablespoons minced lemon grass
• 1 c. Tsp chopped coriander root
• 1 tablespoon chopped shallots
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp galangal root
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 7 white peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon salt tea
• 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
How Green Curry Paste
1st Roast all the ingredients except the shrimp paste on low heat.
2nd Pound the ingredients into a paste, add the shrimp paste and mix.
The ingredients for chicken curry
Chicken breast sliced • 1 cup
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 2 c. EL green curry paste
• Plants eggs 1 cup sliced
• 2 green bell pepper, cored and sliced lengthwise
• Fish sauce 2 tablespoons soup
• 2 tablespoons vegetable soup
How to Cook
1st Oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
2nd Fry green curry paste for one minute.
3rd Saut? chicken in the mixture until cooked.
4th Add coconut milk and bring to a boil.
5th Add the eggplant and peppers.
6th Enjoy with fish sauce.
7th Stew for 10-15 minutes.

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