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What kind of food will I experience in Thailand/Laos?

  • A team of us are going to Thailand & Laos next year for a month-long expedition, travelling not just in the big cities but also visiting some of the more remote villages on our treks. Was just wondering what TRADITIONAL Thai/Lao food is like, and what are some of the main ingredients used? Some people have allergies - fish, nuts, citrus fruit - what should they avoid? Thanks a lot, hope you can help :)

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    There're American fastfoods everywhere. Then, there're traditional Thai foods. Southern and northeastern foods usually are very hot and spicy. Exotic by all means, but you can still stick to normal foods that usually dead and cooked before consumption. Northeastern foods sometimes can be very hot, and some of them are raw. They also are very similar to Laos foods. For example, sticky rice, Papaya salad, BBQ beef, mince beef (can be raw sometimes, mixed with many things that if you're not advangerous enough, try to avoid them). Southern foods can be extremely hot. Some western guys in Thailand posted an answer in this forum long ago that his wife cooked foods for him that so hot, it blows him into another dimension. Otherwise, normal central area foods consisted mainly of rice and fish. Some are hot and some are not. Thai people eat lots of seafoods in many form. Seafoods can be tricky especially if they are not very fresh. It can cause stomach run easily. Most people enjoy Thai foods which are cheap and abundant because Thailand is probably one among the world largest foods producer and exporter nation in the world.

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If some are allergic to fish, nuts and citrus fruits, they should avoid fish, nuts and citrus fruits. Otherwise, most Thai foods can be very spicy, fish, pork, chicken, all kinds of vegetables and fruits, rice and noodles are common ingredients. Google or do a web search for Thai or Lao foods and you should get lots of results. Here's a couple of them: http://www.sawadee.com/thailand/food/ http://www.thaifocus.com/thaifood.htm For more adventurous eaters, you might want to try insects and rats.

Gerald J

when you go to Laos don't forget to try out Laos dishes. Sticky rice is staple food for Laos. Lao use lots of fresh vegetable in their cooking. Some of Lao dishes can be very spicy for example papaya salad, but overall Lao food is not as spicy as Thai. Lao don't use as much coconut milk in their cooking as Thai. I found this brief introduction to Lao food and thought might be useful to share www.laos-guide-999.com/Laos-food.html

P999

Uhmmm this is about the most tricky question I ever read in hee Lets see uhmmm you are going to Thailand and wondering what kind of food you will experience ?? ok I have spent a few hours googling and searching and I have the answer a bit of a surprise I must admit but I do believe you will be experiencing Thai food

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You will find it is a rice based culture, with vegies, chicken and pork combined w/chili peppers and spices - fish oil is used often, as is sugar and MSG - you might want to learn some basic phrases in regard to allergies - Mee pare [ have allergy ] bplah = fish nam bplah = fish oil

spanky

Lots of bugs and many fish of undetemined origin.

mgan

Thai cuisine places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components. Thai cuisine is known for being spicy. Balance, detail and variety are important to Thai cooking. Thai food is known for its balance of the five fundamental taste senses in each dish or the overall meal: hot (spicy), sour, sweet, salty, and (optional) bitter. Thai food has a few essentials to its cuisine. Most already expect spicy food with ample flourishes of aromatics such as garlic and lemon grass. Also perfuming many dishes are Kaffir lime leaves and cilantro, warmed through and releasing their essential oils Other ingredients frequently used in rich curry pastes, or in soup stocks are galangal – a member of the ginger family, bai thoey – which adds a light appetizing smell to sweets and savories alike, turmeric, and of course, creamy coconut milk. Thai food that you should try: Hot and sour soup with shrimp Green curry with chicken Fried Noodles Pork fried in basil Red curry with roast duck Coconut soup with chicken Thai style salad Satay pork Fried chicken with cashew Panang curry BBQ Chicken & sticky rice Laos shares borders with neighboring countries and as a result, Laotian cuisine has strongly influenced the neighboring cuisine of Northeastern Thailand (Isan) and some Laotian culinary influences have also reached Cambodia and Northern Thailand (Lanna). The staple food of Laotians is sticky rice eaten by hand. Galangal, lemongrass and padaek (Laotian fish sauce) are important ingredients. The most famous Laotian dish is Larb, a spicy mixture of marinated meat and/or fish that is sometimes raw (prepared like ceviche) with a variable combination of herbs, greens, and spices. Another Laotian staple dish is a spicy green papaya salad dish known as tam mak hoong or tam som. Fish sauce is often use in Thai and Laos cooking.Peanut sauce for pork satay and also peanut added to Pat Thai

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