Tasty Thai cuisine

When cooking food from Northern Thailand, sticky or glutinous rice is an essential part of the meal.

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6th October, 2012

If you’re planning to visit Asia, you must be prepared to eat rice, because it turns up at every meal. On my recent travels in Northern Thailand, I learnt the word khao means both rice and food. As a greeting, Thais will say, “Gin khao reu yung?” This is their way of saying “hello”, but the literal translation is “Have you eaten rice yet?” Rice grows in every region of Thailand. Jasmine rice is the most common, but Thais also grow other varieties: black, red, sticky and short- and long-grained rice. While in the north, I had to get to grips with glutinous rice, as that dominates ...

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