A major feature of Thai food is sour and spicy. Thai chefs like to use garlic, peppers, sour oranges, fish sauce, shrimp paste and other condiments to taste. The dishes they make are sour and spicy, but they taste first-class.

Thai cuisine is divided into four major cuisines according to the region: Northern Thai Cuisine, Northeastern Thai Cuisine, Chinese Thai Cuisine and Southern Thai Cuisine, each with its own characteristics.

Thai Chinese food

City: Bangkok, Pattaya

Special dishes: Dongyin Gong Tang, coconut milk chicken, red curry and green curry

Thai Chinese food is characterized by fresh ingredients, sweet taste and like to be seasoned with coconut milk.

Thai cuisine

City: Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui

Special dishes: yellow curry, Satay

Thai cuisine is characterized by mainly seafood, likes to use spices to cook, and has a strong taste and a heavy taste.

Northern Thai Cuisine

Cities: Chiang Mai, Baixian

Special dishes: sour meat, green pepper sauce, Chiang Mai noodles, pork sausages and fried pigskin

The taste of Northern Thai Cuisine is influenced by Myanmar cuisine, and its taste is biased. Northerners like sticky rice, almost no coconut milk is used, and most of them use lime juice, with snacks.

northeastern Thailand cuisine

City: Kong Jing, Nakhon Ratchasima

Special dishes: green papaya salad, spicy pork and raw meat salad

There are few tourists in northeastern Thailand, and most of them belong to mountainous areas. They like to eat raw food most, and their taste is influenced by Lao cuisine. They are mainly mixed raw, often seasoned with pickled fish, and rarely use thick soup and curry, which is spicy.

The difference between red curry, yellow curry and green curry in Thailand:

Red curry tastes spicy and heavy

Yellow curry tastes mild and versatile

Green curry tastes sour and slightly spicy, which is more delicious and not irritating

Famous street snacks in Thailand:

1. Mango glutinous rice

2. Banana pancakes

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