Tourists love Thailand not only for its gorgeous tropical landscapes, but also for the exotic. Particular attention should be paid to national cuisine. All Thai dishes amaze with their rich and bright taste. They combine the incompatible. A dish can be sweet, spicy, sour and bitter at the same time.
Although the food here is really very tasty, there are practically no overweight people. Perhaps this is all because of the spices, herbs, vegetables and seafood that are always added to dishes.
We can safely say that this is the main national dish. My favorite variety is Tom Yum Kung. It is this soup that tourists love the most. Coconut milk and shrimp are used for its preparation. The taste is sweet and sour with spicy notes. Coconut milk gives it sweetness, but tomatoes and lemongrass are responsible for the sour component. To make the dish even slightly spicy, chefs add chili and galangal. Soup must be cooked before serving.
Another popular type is considered to be Tom Yam Thale. To prepare it, you also need to add all the above listed ingredients. In addition to shrimp, other seafood is added to the soup: scallops, squid, mussels. If you are a fan of seafood, then you will definitely like this dish.
Thai Tom Yam can be ordered at any cafe or restaurant. There are quite a few of them in Phuket. If you do not digest spicy food well, you need to warn the waiter. Ask an employee of the institution to prepare a dish that is not spicy. Thais are accustomed to the spiciness of dishes, so they already add all the spices on the machine.
In Phuket, you can taste almost all types of seafood. Octopus, crabs, lobsters, mussels, shrimp - all this is very tasty. All seafood is fresh and delicious. Be sure to try several types of fish. Tuna, dorado and even shark are especially popular.
As a rule, you need to go to the market for fresh seafood. Better in the morning, when the fishermen lay out their catch. Moreover, in the market they can immediately prepare a dish for you. It costs about 150-250 baht.
Go to Rawai. Here is the most popular fish market in Phuket. You can get to it by taxi. The market sells not only fresh fish and seafood, but also souvenirs and shell jewelry. Prices are very low, but despite this, you can bargain.
This dish ranks second in the list of the most famous dishes. Khao Pad is fried rice, to which it is customary to add pieces of chicken or crab meat, as well as pork. If you order a tour with lunch, then this dish will be served to you.
One of the important ingredients was greens, asparagus, corn and an egg. All products must be fried in a pan over high heat. Add garlic and chilli to this mixture. It is easy to guess that this dish has a spicy taste. Thais eat Khao Pad almost every day. By the way, this dish is somewhat similar to pilaf.
Tourists usually buy fresh papaya. They are really very sweet, juicy and tasty. But the locals were able to cook a dish even from green papaya. From this slightly unripe fruit they make Som Tam salad. This dish can be safely attributed to the Thai classic, therefore, it can also be sour, sweet and spicy. Lime, chili pepper, fish sauce and sugar are added to the salad. Because of such unusual ingredients, the taste of the dish is very bright and original.
All of the above dishes are eaten by Thais almost every day. They can be ordered in a restaurant or cafe. Also, dishes can be tasted in the markets or in small tents. Street food in Phuket should be given special attention. This phenomenon is quite common, but be careful. Not always Thai food is suitable for tourists from other countries. The locals are already accustomed to all the features, but it can be difficult for the unprepared. If you have stomach problems, it's best not to experiment.
In the night markets, the choice is simply huge! There are a lot of exotic delicacies, and almost all of them are intended specifically for tourists. By the way, here you can find grasshoppers and various beetles, but the Thais do not eat them, as many might think. For some reason, tourists show special interest in dishes of this kind. If you want to try something as exotic as possible, feel free to head to the night market in Patong. Fried insects are somewhat reminiscent of the taste of seeds.
It is better to take yourself some kind of drink made from fresh fruit. This is a real treat for any traveler! Thais use bananas, pineapple, passion fruit, kiwi, papaya and, of course, mango to make smoothies, fresh juices and other drinks.
Be sure to try the fried pancakes with banana or mango. It's really very tasty! Thais prepare them immediately before serving. They use batter and then put pieces of fruit into pancakes. All this is topped with chocolate. The dish is tasty, but high in calories.
If you want to try something lighter, you should pay attention to Thai ice cream. It is prepared in a very original way. The tent has a surface that is constantly cooled. The Thai pours coconut milk on it, then adds fruit. This whole thing needs to be fine-tuned. Then he scrapes off the ice cream with a spatula and forms balls. The finished sweetness can be sprinkled with various sweets or poured with topping. The cost of ice cream is 80-120 baht.
Traveling to Thailand can definitely slightly change your gastronomic preferences. There is really a lot to try here. You may even develop new eating habits and favorite dishes!
