Top 5 Favorite Thai Dessert

Thai desserts are more than just something sweet to eat after a meal but have also been used in Buddhist rituals and ceremonies and are very popular gifts for special occasions. The names of each dessert also represent positive symbolic meanings to promote prosperity and success to participants in such auspicious occasion. Many Thai desserts (Kanom Thai) include the word ‘Thong’, which literally means gold in Thai and signify glory and high esteem.
I hope that people who enjoy their desserts will someday have the opportunity to enjoy these delicacies from Thailand… here is my top 5 list of Thai desserts.

Thailand is a paradise for food aficionados – the ultimate destination for enthusiast of fine cuisine. Thai people center much of their social activities on eating places and the enjoyment of eating; over centuries this social behaviour has resulted in the evolution of Thai cuisine and elevated Thai culinary status to worldwide renown. Not only does Thailand have myriad delectable dishes but it also offers unique and delightful desserts that are sure to appease the discerning sweet teeth.

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Khan Toke Meal – Traditional Northern Thai Dining

Coming to Chiang Mai, there is one thing that you should not miss if you look forward to feeling the authentic touch of this slow-paced city. If you just guess Doi Suthep, you just got it wrong because Doi Suthep temple is supposed to be your number-one place to go in Chiang Mai. It’s not the nightclubs on Loikroh Road or the Pang Chang elephant show either. It is a dinner but not just a regular dinner – it’s a special Khan Toke dinner.

It is often misunderstood that Khan Toke was invented for tourists’ amusement. Khan Toke meal is however a traditional dining native only to Thai people in the North of Thailand where Lanna culture is still practiced. Khon Toke originated in the reign of Lanna Kingdom which existed during 18th-20th B.E. prior to the Kingdom of Thailand. Unlike the West, Northern Thai people, while dining Khan Toke style, seat themselves on the floor and eat their munchies that are placed in a Khan Toke, not on a dining table.

Khan Toke is a pedestal t
ray differing in size and height. Typical Khan Toke looks like a low round table with several legs connected to the tray top. Wood, bamboo, rattan and coconut shell are used as raw materials for making the food tray. Traditionally, five different dishes are served on the Khan Toke. These dishes are popular in Chiang Mai and its vicinity but less known by people of other regions. The Khan Toke dishes are eaten with steamed sticky rice. The follow pictures show the five dishes along with sticky rice:

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Top 10 Most Favorite Thai Food Dishes

Thai cuisine is a favorite of gourmet food aficionados around the world. It is well known for diversity of ingredients, complex spiciness and intricate flavors and aromas. Many Thai dishes are even prepared with a blend of herbal ingredients that are purported to have health benefits.

There is such a broad range of favorite Thai food dishes available that many people will come to Thailand and wonder where to begin; and so, I have prepared this article to present a list of my Top 10 Favorite Thai dishes. By the way, I am Tomi and I am a self-proclaimed authority of Thai food. In my humble opinion Thai food has no equal; try some of these dishes and you will see why.

An important (mostly unconscious) principle of Thai food is a balance of five flavors - spicy, salty, sweet, sour and bitter. The one indispensable ingredient which is used in seasoning many Thai dishes is fish sauce. Fish sauce is considered an essential ingredient in Thai cooking in much the same way as soy sauce is important to Chinese cooking. Thai food is eaten either as a single dish or with rice. Steamed rice is the staple food although sticky rice is more popular in the north and northeast of Thailand where special rice varieties are produced for their sticky starch qualities.

Thai food is one of many things that you should not miss while you are traveling in this beautiful “Land of Smiles”. Since there are countless delectable Thai dishes, I am writing this guideline for you to select the most popular and authentic from the plethora of Thai signature dishes.

The following list is a top 10 favorite Thai food dishes that you must not miss. The consideration and ranking is based on the popularity, uniqueness and authenticity of these Thai delicacies. Here are the winners of my Top 10 Thai Food Dishes.

This article is written by Tomi of www.thailand-travelonline.com

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