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Thailand is a tropical country near the sea, which is rich in green vegetables, seafood and fruits. So the main ingredients of Thai food are seafood, fruits and vegetables. The main meal of Thai people is a big bowl of rice with one or two curry dishes, a fish, a soup and a salad (lettuce). Eating order is not particular, personal preference.
Snacks after meals are usually seasonal fruits or various desserts made of flour, eggs, coconut milk and palm sugar. Due to its unique advantages, Thai cuisine is colorful, red and green, and has excellent vision.
Unique seasoning
Anyone who tastes Thai food for the first time will find the seasoning of Thai food unique. Many seasonings are unique to Southeast Asia and even Thailand and cannot be found in China. The most commonly used seasonings are:
1, Thai lemon (lime)
Thai lemon is a unique seasoning fruit in Southeast Asia, which is slightly sweeter than American lemon in taste and personal taste. The Thai lemon is small, sour and fragrant, which often makes people who have smelled its fragrance unforgettable. It can be used as a flavoring agent for lemon juice drinks and beer, and its main use is as a flavoring agent for Thai food. Almost every dish in Thailand is squeezed with lemon juice, which makes every dish exude a rich fruit flavor with a typical Southeast Asian flavor. Thais can say that there is no fish to eat, but they can't live without lemons.
2. Fish sauce
Fish sauce is a typical seasoning in southern Thailand. Some people call it white soy sauce. As the name implies, just like soy sauce, it is similar to Chinese soy sauce. It is mainly fermented by some small fish and shrimp. The taste may make some people uncomfortable, because it has a strong smell of rotten fish and shrimp. Let people who can't get used to the smell of fish cover their noses and run away.
3. Thai pepper
It is said that Thai morning pepper is the hottest pepper in the world. Thai is called "mouse excrement pepper", which shows that this is a very small but very spicy pepper. It is widely used in Thai cooking art. Cooking without a few chopped morning peppers is just like eating Sichuan food without spicy food.
4. curry sauce
Coconut juice is the basic ingredient of curry sauce, and there are many seasonings, including lemongrass, shrimp sauce, fish sauce and more than a dozen local spices and peppers, ranging from mild to extremely spicy, which anyone can choose. Thai culture is deeply influenced by Indian and China cultures. Some people say that the father of Thai culture is India. You can feel the influence of curry sauce on Thai food.
In addition, lemon leaves and lemongrass are also commonly used ingredients in Thai cuisine.