| Usually tourists are afraid of eating pavement | | | | which he may think will enhance the flavor of the |
| food in Thailand. However, if the stall is clean, you | | | | dish. |
| should not hesitate to try out some house | | | | The salads of Thailand are not at all similar to |
| specialties. In fact, the best and most authentic | | | | western salads. Thai salads include cabbage, raw |
| dishes of Thailand can be tasted at pavement | | | | vegetables and cucumber pieces. |
| stalls. | | | | The country has many regions and every region |
| The basic Thai meal has rice, soup, a steamed | | | | has its own specialty. In places like Chiang Mai, |
| dish, fried dish, fruit and salad. You will get the | | | | Mae Hong Son and Chiang Rai, you can have |
| same food even at a stall along the pavements | | | | unique dishes like fried grasshopper and field rat. |
| and it will be lip smackingly delicious! The dishes | | | | Of course, it would require a strong disposition |
| are all served at once and there is no particular | | | | and stomach! |
| order in which to eat. The locals eat the food with | | | | In Isram, the food is in Laos style and you can |
| a fork and spoon. The fork is used for pushing | | | | get food like fermented black crabs with sticky |
| the food into the spoon. They have soup all | | | | rice and also the papaya salad. If you go down |
| through the meal. Salt and pepper is hardly on the | | | | along the Malaysian border, you can have the hot |
| tables, but they have 'phrik nam pla', which is a | | | | and spicy curries. The dishes have cashew nuts |
| fish sauce with added lime juice. This sauce is | | | | and also coconut milk. |
| always served with meals. | | | | You can drink anything you want along with Thai |
| The spices used in Thai cuisine are usually garlic | | | | food. Beer and whiskey are preferred by the |
| and coriander. These are the basic spices used in | | | | locals though. |
| Thai cooking. Then comes salt and pepper | | | | Just go ahead and enjoy the different varieties of |
| followed by chilies. The cook can add any spice | | | | food that Thailand provides. |