How and What Do Thais Eat?

Most Thais do not use many of the formal eating habits in the west, Thais have their own customs, mainly because of the practices of local food. Thais place great emphasis on food as a social activity. For Thai people should eat a simple joy and not with complex rituals of etiquette. Today, a fork and spoon are widespread and common practice is to use a fork to push food on the spoon. The spoon is held usually in the right hand, and serves asthe only utensil to take from those bites. Eating directly from the fork is as crude. The use of fork and spoon is King Rama V in the second half of the 19th Attributed century. He found no use for knives, because Thai cuisine is already shredded. Chopsticks are sometimes used, especially for eating some noodles from the Chinese influened. During a fork and spoon are often used for some parts of Thailand, as in the east or northeast, eating by hand is stillcommon. There is also an exception for sticky rice, because most Thais would eat sticky rice with your hands.

In a restaurant, a group of senior women in the rule to all (even if others have the ordering sometimes). All dishes can be shared across multiple courses. Steamed rice is a mainstay of communal meals and is always first served for each individual. Then, only in small amounts (1-2 tablespoons), the food is done and is now on rice. Thais do not like to pile on different foodtop of the rice, because the flavor can be mixed together. Thais eat meals generally one at a time, and then come back to eat the next dish. Stacked food or overload your plate of food is considered rude and crude, as it can in no hurry and more food will be ordered if needed.

Thais love to eat six to seven times a day is not very unusual. Thais also love to eat in a group of friends and family. Eating alone is not very common. There are restaurants and snack bars(Food vendors almost) everywhere in Thailand. Thais' generally do not think in terms of diet. Most Thais often eat only small amounts each time. Thais eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, but many Thais snack a lot, almost any time, day or night. Snacks can have a variety of possibilities, like a bowl of noodle soup, fruit, fried foods and desserts.

Thai food is famously known for his sharp quality, but there are many mild or non-spicy dishes. Rice is a staple foodFood. Typical breakfast dishes for Thais are:
Jok: ground rice soup with minced pork and ginger, sprinkle the top with green onions, and eggs can be added;
Khao Tom: rice soup with a selection of meats and side dishes;
Kao Moo Loa Lead: soup, which consists of various pig organs such as kidneys, cooked liver, heart and stomach as well as soil and pig blood;
Khao Man Kai: rice cooked in chicken broth with slices of boiled chicken on top.

Lunch usually includes fastDishes such as noodle soup, fried noodles, rice and curry dishes. Dinner is usually shared a number of large plates or bowls. There is always rice and 4-5 side dishes, and at least one soup. The 4-5 side dishes consist of a variety of foods, at least one vegetable dish, a fish dish, a meat dish and a spicy dish. Examples for dinner curry dishes are: dish, dry curries like Phanaeng, steamed crab (Pu Neung), fried fish (Pla Thod), toasted slicesSquid (Pla Meuk Yang), fried rice (Khao Pad), Tom Yum soup, etc. After the meal, such as Thai desserts. There are so many kinds of dessert in Thailand. Be shared, depending on the type of dessert and preferred shares of eaters, dishes sometimes. The well-known desserts are Sticky Rice with Mango (Khao Niaw Ma Muang), bananas in coconut milk (Kluay Buat Chi), and combinations from the ground up fruit with ice cream (Nam Kang Sai).

Almost every street corner is a selection of food vendors selling a wideSelection of snacks, fried insects (eg grasshoppers) to spring rolls. Examples of snacks: Coconut Pudding (Khanom Krok), sticky rice in banana leaves (Khao Tom Mat), spring rolls (Po Pia Tod), charcoal roasted eggs (Kai Ping), steamed tapioca with minced pork filling (Sat Koo Sai Moo) fried fish balls (Luk Chin's death), Fried Fish Cakes (Tod Mun) and charcoal-grilled chicken (Kai Yang). As for drinks, there are many species, such as fresh juices, tea, Thai iced tea, soda, waterand beer. Fresh juices can pineapple, coconut, cantalope, mango, orange.

To eat the many enticing combinations of foods and cultural styles, assistance to the life and provide many opportunities for creativity and enjoyment.

Napatr Lindsley