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Cuisine |
International Food |
Restaurants and Food shops |
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Thai
Cuisine |
 Thai cuisine is distinctive, thanks to liberal use of spicy
ingredients, and combines the best of Chinese and Indian culinary traditions - - noodles, curries, sweet and sour
dishes, lengthily cooked and fast-cooked ingredients, exotic spices and condiments - – while retaining its own very
special character.
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International Food |
Chinese food in Thailand, normally quite bland is second to none.
Major European, Levantine, Asian and Oriental cuisine are represented in gourmet restaurants. American, English and
Continental breakfasts are served in most hotels and numerous, ubiquitous coffeeshops specia1ise in European dishes.
Western-style fast food shops, snack bars and ice-cream parlours gain increasing popularity with Thais.
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Restaurants and Food shops |
Food parks, or centres, usually in large shopping malls and
hotels, are unusual Thai ventures. Numerous restaurants offer every imaginable type of Asian cuisine and huge colour
pictures of dishes assist diners in their choices. Open-air garden restaurants, and riverine restaurants, are more
peaceful and are favoured in the evenings by most Bangkokians. Menus are extensive. Service is prompt. Prices are
reasonable. All kinds of regional Thai food can be sampled. Special dinners can be enjoyed on boats cruising the Chao
Phraya River. Soft breezes, candlelight dining and distant music create romantic moods. Seafood restaurants are also
popular. They offer a wide choice of fresh ingredients, charcoal grilled or broiled to individual requests, and a fine
selection of local and imported wines. Some tourist-oriented restaurants present selected Thai classical and folk
dances. Guests sit around low tables, often in traditional surroundings, with teak panelling and floors, classic
paintings and precious porcelain. A combination of Thai cuisine, music, silk, orchids and graceful dances creates
memorable evenings.
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