Thailand Street Food Culture

Thailand Street Food Culture -

It is 18.00 in Bangkok, and the whole body, street vendors are busy selling food.

Thais do almost all their grocery shopping on the street. The locals go to full rice, curry, noodles or soup with small pockets. With food so cheap and kitchens so thinly, very few Thais in Bangkok cook their own meals. Pavement chairs are filled with colleagues share meals before they go home. Eating here is a social activity, where hunger, not the time of day, you say, when to eat.

Bangkok is a gastronomic dream, and wander through the streets is heaven. Stalls line the streets, selling everything from snacks to meals sit-down. Areas often specialize in certain products and the time dictated that with the precision of a Swiss watch is stalled in the.

As in Bangkok to eat

for breakfast waking, I strolled down the street. Around me Thais were buying breakfast (usually fruit or soup). Workers bought her lunch, loading up on rice and curry, pasta and soup. The woman next to me was to buy fruit.

I grabbed my fried bananas and went around the city to explore. After a few hours I was hungry again. Thai food is delicious, but not very filling, which is one reason why Thais are always eating. You constantly feed during the day because they eat small meals. Thais traditionally eat very low calorie food, even though the rise of the Western diet has recently led to an increase in obesity. But in most cases, the Thais are still tiny and much healthier than us-we can learn something from them.

Now I was in Chinatown looking for a pre-lunch snack. The bananas were good, but I craved something more. Around me offered sweets, fried fish, Pad Thai, fruit and meat were on a stick-basically everything you can think of selling.

There was a buffet, and I wanted everything to choose.

I decided on some chicken. The smell was strong as the chef there added with spices on the grill. He handed it to me over and as it steamed, I have it in my mouth. It was hot, but good. The chicken had a nice garlic flavor. This BBQ sticks of meat are my favorite Thai Street Food. They make for the best late-night snack. Knowing my appetite, I also took some chopped pineapple on the street and went off to explore more.

noon rolled around, and I sat down at a small stall. Thais were trickling out of their offices and descending for their lunches on these providers. I ordered some curry, western style (mild). Thais love their curry and all the streets, fills the smell of chili in the air. The seats around me with locals filled throughout the day chatting. My Thai was not good enough to understand, so I just enjoyed my meal, the (still) was too spicy for me.

After lunch I continued trekking around. I let myself be guided my nose. I nibbled picked at my pineapple and some fried wontons. When it was ready, I took on a few spring rolls. I find Thai spring rolls delicious-they are easy to be crisp, and sweet chili sauce adds just the right element of spices.

Dinner arrived as I made my way back to the city. It was to eat a good day, and I was still stuffed. Dinner would be a small meal. Facing the shops around, I wondered what to eat. I had already eaten so much. I could smell curry and soup, and hear the roast chicken and the cooking of fish. I will never go hungry in this city.

I sat down for some PAT GAO paow down. There is a Chili dish with minced chicken and basil. I ordered it mai pet (not hot) and ate it over a bowl of rice. Also to Thais "not spicy" means a little chili, and every bite I had, I took two sips of water. Despite now lived for a few months in Thailand, I'm still unaccustomed spicy foods. I finished it off, my mouth like a volcano as hot as I thanked the cook.

to rest after a long day of eating, it was time on my couch, unbuckle the belt, and watch TV. But not before I got a few snacks for later.

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