Many Thai dishes are familiar in the West. In many dishes below, different kinds of protein can be chosen as the ingredient, such as beef, chicken, pork, duck, tofu or seafood.
Breakfast dishes
Jok (Thai: โจ๊ก) – a rather bland rice porridge very commonly eaten in Thailand for breakfast. Similar to the the rice congee eaten in [...]
Thai cuisine refers to typical foods, beverages, and cooking styles common to the country of Thailand. Thai Cuisine is known for its balance of five fundamental flavors in each dish or the overall meal – hot (spicy), sour, sweet, salty and bitter (optional). Although popularly considered as a single cuisine, Thai food would be more [...]
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Introduction and Death
The novel opens at Ruby Pier on Eddie’s 83rd birthday. He goes about his normal routine until [...]
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A native [...]
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Plot summary
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Introduction
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