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    A CULINARY TOUR OF Thailand

    Apr 01, 2019 4 minutes

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    Home to the former kingdoms of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya as well as to the bustle of present-day Bangkok, central Thailand is also where you’ll find royal Thai cuisine, a culinary tradition known for its refined use of ingredients and techniques. Expect such dishes to be carefully spiced and ornately prepared and presented.

    The low, flat central region also encompasses the country’s wet rice-growing plains, with many recipes designed to be paired with non-glutinous jasmine rice. It’s for this reason that some of central Thailand’s most applauded dishes are those that we most commonly see served at Thai restaurants around the world. The three most popular curries from central Thailand have a coconut-milk base and include green curry, usually made with seafood

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