Dishes usually contain a lot of condiments and spices. In the North, food is mild or hot, salty and sour, but never sweet. Sticky rice is served with boiled vegetables, nam phrik oong and soups or curries. It has a sour flavour and is sold wrapped in cellophane and banana leaf. Food in the Northeast is hot, salty and sour.
People use a lot of condiments but no many spices.
Their meals generally consists of sticky rice and nam phrik pla raa accompanied by a lot of vegetables including those found growing wild. On the other hand, food in the South is renowned for being very hot, salty and sour-tasting. Curries are popular and made with a lot of spices and condiments. Generally southern people eat little meat and other varieties of nam phrik are not so popular, the most common one is nam phrik kapi. Though the major portion of Thai food is described as being spiced and chilli hot, it currently enjoys worldwide popularity especially the exotic Tom Yam Kung, a uniquely piquant prawn soup that is renowed for its simplicity, creativity, artistic flair and dilicious taste.