The Thai Cuisine; spicy, fresh, sweet and sour!

Thai cuisine

Thailand is known for its tasty, refined, varied, but also spicy dishes. Sweet, sour and spicy are the most common flavors. Rice or noodles (noodles) are often the basis, combined with fresh vegetables and meat, fish or a chicken dish. Not too spicy? Say "Mai Phet" to a cook or waiter when ordering. Especially in the big cities,there are also the huge range of international cuisines and you can also find the famous fast food chains. The Thai cuisine combines the best of Chinese and Indian culinary traditions, including noodles, curries, sweet and sour dishes and exotic spices.

What does a typical Thai dish look like?

You must know that all dishes are served simultaneously on the table, except the desserts. Nobody orders for himself alone; everyone takes according to his appetite. Do not forget to try fishcakes with sweet and sour sauce (tod man pla). And the green curry chicken (kaeng Kiaw wan kai) or pad thai, a kind of Thai noodles. These are some well known Thai dishes, and they are so delicious! Thai curries are rich with fresh herbs and vegetables. A simple Thai curry consists of dried chillies, shallots and shrimp paste. More complex curries include garlic, galangal, coriander root, lemon grass, round eggplants and green peppercorns. Salads look clearly different from us, often without lettuce. Sometimes they are very spicy. A sour dish, a fluffy omelette, and a stir-fry help the meal complete. When the meal arrives you always get a few small cans with suger, some dried pepper and some fish sauce, which you can spice dishes at will. Fish sauce is like salt, vinegar may taste slightly acidic, and the dry chilli... it's all up to you. Eat once a day a noodle soup, optionally filled with chicken, duck or pork. The soup itself ensures that your mineral management is maintained due to the sweating. A very well known and often spicy Thai Tom Yam soup is a great and delicious example. This soup can be made with prawns (kung), pork (moo) and chicken (kai) made. No meal is complete without a Thai dessert, although the taste not always captivate our Western tongues. Almost always, these are sweet dishes, though they are sometimes welcome after a spicy meal.

Fruit

And do not forget the exotic fruits: mangos, mangistans, fresh pineapples, rambutans, bananas and papayas, to name a few. And all kinds of fruits that you've never seen, let alone tasted. But certainly try ... Then there are the durians that are very popular with the Thais. You should definitely try them, but it is generally not permitted to take this fruit to your room. This is due to the very pungent odor. Thai do not recommend eating durian with beer.

Beverage

In Thailand grows much fruit. Fresh fruit shakes are thus virtually available everywhere. In addition, all international drinks are in Thailand for sale, as well as various export beers. The local beers Singha, Chang, Tiger, Cheers and Leo are good enough to drink, and the Mekong whiskey (actually rum). Heineken is in terms of status the best beer available in Thailand.

Thai eating habits

Thai eating habits are not the same as the Western, they do not eat just three times a day. Thai eat food whenever they feel like it. Usually in small portions but approximately seven times a day. Eating is a pleasure for Thai. There are no strict rules that one should take into account. It is good to know that in Thailand knives are not used while eating a dish. They always eat with a fork (left) and spoon (right). Especially food stalls and restaurants provide chopsticks as a way to eat your dish. For example, when you eat a noodle soup with chopsticks, you will use the chopsticks to grab the ingredients from the soup. The latter you'll eat with a Chinese spoon. It will probably take a lot of practise...