Thai food

Hi! We are back from an amazing ten-days holidays in Thailand!

We learned a lot about Thai cuisine: most of the dishes mix five fundamental flavours (hot/spicy, salty, sour, sweet and bitter).
A perfect balance is guaranteed by the local ingredients, such as coconut milk and turmeric (especially in the southern part of the country), lime juice (in northeastern dishes).
Nam pla (น้ำปลา), a very aromatic and strong tasting fish sauce, is consumed even for breakfast!
Thai cuisine also features a rhizome called galangal, shallots, tamarind and plenty of crushed chili peppers.
Last but not least, fragrant herbs, such as lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and basil are frequently used, and they're fresh instead than dried, so they beautifully garnish your plate!

But I can tell for sure that the main ingredient is rice... the most common thai term for "eat" is "kin khao", that's to say: "consume rice"...

We had these assorted noodles and rice dishes in some restaurants in BKK and Phuket Island...

...but cheaper eateries and food stalls can be found everywhere!

We saw a number of food vendors by the schools: lots of kids buy something to eat before going back home.
We found out later that it's a sort of national eating habit!
Grown-ups seem to consume on the streets their nutritious breakfasts, mid-morning snacks, quick lunches, afternoon meals, spicy dinner and after-eights... plus other savoury stuff or fruits in the meantime!

Take a look at the following pictures... you'll probably find something you don't consider edible... (I didn't have the insect, neither!)

Of course, all kinds beverages are available: they frequently use a trasparent carrier to take away their drinks (both hot and cold ones), but sometimes they just help themselves with young coconut milk just cutting the top of the fruit and drinking the juice into it!

Our next and last stop is in a market by the river: sorry, it's not the floating market, but I think it was incredible anyway!
Bangkok is somewhere well worth a visit!