Thai food is the food of Thailand. Thai food is popular all over the world for its unique taste and style of preparation. There are five basic flavors in every Thai food which are hot (spicy), sweet, bitter (optional)sour and salty. The four main regions of the country contributes to the traditional Thai food. There can be variations in the food according to the region. In Southern Thailand one can find curries mainly made of coconut milk. The unique feature of Thai food is their fresh use of spices and herbs. The fish sauce is used for preparing many Thai food. In western countries Thai food is very much popular. In New Zealand, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada one can find many Thai restaurants serving pure Thai food. The famous Thai food are Khanom chin namya, Choo-Chee Plah Ga-Pong, Jok, Green curry, Khao Pad, Gai Pad Khing, Rad na, Boo Jah, Khao pad naem, Massaman curry, Tod man, Khao Tom, Panaeng, Pad Thai, Pad prik, Pad see ew, Tom kha gai, Pad kee mao and Tom yam.
The flavors used in Thai food mainly comprise Nam Pla (fish Sauce), Kapi (Shrimp paste), chilli peppers and Java root.Every country has their own staple food and Thailand the staple food is rice. Rice is an integral part of Thai food. In every meal the Thai people consume rice especially with curries, soups, fried vegetables, etc. Thailand is known for the large production of poultry products. The poultry products include chicken, pigeon and ducks. The Non-veg dishes are prepared in various ways in Thailand like some dishes are made by wrapping it in a leaves. Thai cuisine is incomplete without seafood. Thai seafood is very popular all over the world. As because Thailand has a good coastline there is a good supply of oysters, fishes, prawns and crabs. That is why in Thailand one can find varieties of Thai sea food prepared in varieties of ways. Thai sea food is known for its freshness. In Bangkok one can find many Thai seafood restaurants.
Thai soups are an integral part of Thai food. Thai soups is prepared by numerous ingredients. Many flavored soups are made of coconut milk. The famous Thai soup is 'Tom Yum Gun'. Vegetables are often prepared with oyster sauce and garlic. Steamed vegetables with pungent shrimp sauce and small fried fish is very much popular. One cannot miss out Thai salad without which Thai food is incomplete. The Thai salad includes green mango, tomato and lettuce. The Thai desserts include five basic ingredients like eggs, rice flour, coconut cream, palm sugar and coconut flesh.
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