Thai Regional Cuisine: Four Kitchens, One Country
Portuguese desserts in the south, Burmese curry in the north. How trade routes and geography gave Thailand four radically different cuisines.
Portuguese desserts in the south, Burmese curry in the north. How trade routes and geography gave Thailand four radically different cuisines.
Three words for 'delicious,' a rice vocabulary system, and the cooking-method prefixes that decode any Thai menu -- organized by region.
Thailand has four regional cuisines, not one 'Thai food.' What to order in each region -- from Chiang Mai's khao soi to Hat Yai's gaeng tai pla.