These performances include troupes of local dancers, resplendent in traditional costume and can be pre-booked at this link . Meat was once scarce in villages, and freshwater fish and shrimp are the principle source of protein, sometimes fermented. Cashew nuts from local plantations are eaten as appetisers or stir-fried with chicken and dried chillies, while a pungent flat bean called sator adds an exotic, if somewhat bitter, flavour much admired by southern diners. Chinese-Thai food is popular in large cities as well. With Thai cuisine enjoying an outstanding world-wide reputation for its unique flavours and tastes, there's no better way to learn about this cooking style than in Thailand itself.
Visitors have a choice of venues where they learn from Thai chefs and culinary experts.
All the techniques that create one of the world's most interesting cuisine's. Please let us know and we can make arrangements for a Northern Thai cookery class between 1 day up to a week. Other Eating Possibilities in the North. I realise that not everyone loves the mouth-watering hot dishes that typify Thai cuisine. The main cities all boast of a number of excellent Chinese and Western restaurants.