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FOOD PARKS OR CENTRES, USUALLY IN LARGE SHOPPING MALLS AND
HOTELS, ARE UNUSUAL THAI VENTURES. MANY RESTAURANTS
OFFER EVERY TYPE OF ASIAN CUISINE AND HUGE COLOUR PICTURES
OF DISHES HELP DINERS TO CHOOSE THEIR MEAL. OPEN AIR GARDEN
RESTAURANTS ARE MORE PEACEFUL AND MENUS ARE EXTENSIVE WITH
REASONABLE PRICES. SOME TOURIST ORIENTED RESTAURANTS
PRESENT THAI CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCES.
TYPICAL MEALS
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THAI CUISINE IS DISTINCTIVE, THANKS TO LIBERAL USE OF SPICY
INGREDIENTS, AND COMBINES BOTH CHINESE AND INDIAN CULINARY
TRADITIONS - NOODLES, CURRIES, SWEET AND SOUR DISHES,
EXOTIC SPICES AND CONDIMENTS WHILE RETAINING IT OWN
CHARACTER. SOME OF THE MOST COMMON DISHES ARE:
KAENG PHET PET YANG - ROAST DUCK CURRY
PHANAENG KAI - CHICKEN DRY CURRY
TOM YAM KUNG - SOUR PRAWN SOUP
TOM KHA KAI - CHICKEN WITH GALINGALE IN COCONUT SOUP
KAENG CHUT WUNSEN - JELLY NOODLES SOUP WITH SAVO MINCED
PORK
KAENG CHUT PLA MUK SOT SAI - STUFFED SQUID SOUP
PLA THOT SAM ROT - FRIDE GAROUP WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
YAM NUA - THAI BEEF SALAD
YAM THUA PHU - WINGED BEAN SALAD
MI KROP - CRISPY FRIED NOODLES
INTERNATIONAL FOODS INCLUDE ASIAN, AMERICAN AND ENGLISH.
DESSERTS: THAI MANGO COOKED IN SUGAR SYRUP; THAI MANGO
DRIED IN THE SUN; THAI MANGO, WITH GLUTINOUS RICE AND
COCONUT CREAM; KLUAI BUAT CHI - BANANA BOILED IN COCONUT
MILK, SEASONED WITH SUGAR AND SALT AND KHAEK - SIMILAR TO
THE BANANA FRITTERS.
TYPICAL DRINKS
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TRADITIONAL DRINKS ARE NORMALLY BASED ON FRESH FRUIT
JUICES, THE MOST COMMON BEING, MANGO, SUGAR CANE AND GREEN
COCONUT. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE AVOID THE ICE AND NEVER DRINK
THE TAP WATER. LOCAL MINERAL WATER IS READILY AVAILABLE.
INTERNATIONAL SOFT DRINKS MAY BE BOUGHT PRACTICALLY
EVERYWHERE. IMPORTED ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ARE EXPENSIVE AND
THEREFORE IT IS WISE TO TEST THE LOCAL ALCOHOL.
THE BEST LOCAL BEERS ARE SHINGHO AND KLOSTER AND ARE VERY
TASTY, BUT THE LOCAL WHISKY IS NOT THE GREATEST. THAI RUM
IS REASONABLE.
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