Food - Thai Style

A motto that I have learned from my time here is, “with food comes spice.” Thais love their spices. They love a good sweat while eating. This spiciness is not your average tingle in your mouth; it is an unbearable, yet delicious sensation. From the first bite to the last, you will fell the burn…I promise you. But this spice, which is so popular among all Thai food, is part of the culture. It is what makes Thailand so unique and different. Below are a few Thai dishes that I personally love.





This is called giaow gung (เกี๊ยวกุ้ง) which is Wonton Soup with shrimp. This dish is extremely spicy. There is a local restaurant that serves this and when they see me come in they always laugh because I leave with a soaked shirt







This dish is called khanom beuang yuan (ขนมเบื้องญวน) which is a Thai style omelet. The ingredients include chopped peanuts, tofu, chopped spring onions, Chinese turnips and grated coconut that has been coloured orange. Guess how much this usually is? 20 baht ( less then 50 cents)





This Thai Basil Pork Stir-Fry is classic Thai dish. Usually this dish is made with ground pork, but nearly any type of pork or chicken can be used.






Tom Yum Kung Soup is a typical Thai soup that is delicious. Its spicy-delicious taste will really wake you up. This soup is very unique because it can also act as a medicine by providing health benefits and increasing your immune system (don't ask me how)






This Bok Choy is a vegetable dish. Usually served as a side, it pretty much acts as a salad. Also the greens shown here in the picture can be found in any dish



These are just a few, but I hope you understand the style of Thai food. I find the Thai food incredibly tasty and I hope to take a cooking class before I leave here. To add on, eating here is very unique to participate in because when you go eat its not a sit and go type of thing. Eating is part of the social life here. Whenever you go out you will notice that Thais are always eating or snacking. I personally have picked up this norm because it happens everywhere. To tell you the truth I am currently sitting in a computer lab between two Thais who are snacking on noodles... It really is incredible how connected eating is with socializing here. As I stated before, with food comes spice but also socializing.

P.S. Another rule of thumb I have come to follow is when you eat Thai food make sure you have a fan on you, tons of water and napkins to whip the sweat away.