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Street Side Cuisineadvisor

Miss Jantana Khamanukul

Street Side Cuisine First, it should be noted that there are many names given for street side cuisine such as street food, hawker food, cart food, and many other names. Thai street food vendors (sellers) are the people who sell street side cuisine (also called street food). In addition to food enjoyed at restaurants and perhaps more comfortable arrangements, a big part of Thai tradition past and present is the street food vendor. Many Thai specialties can be obtained from the street vendor and in some cases the quality is superior and almost always cheaper. The street food vendor has been around for generations and generations of

Thais and originally most street vendors carried their

goods around in rattan baskets attached to a piece

of wood that was placed across their shoulders with

each basket tied to the wood aside the right and left

shoulder.t makes logical sense that the

first street vendor first appeared over a hundred years ago when Thailand’s

economic development expanded beyond a market culture where people would gather at their local market

to exchange goods. With this expansion and success, Thai entrepreneurs would take all of their cooking utensils and

ingredients to the market with them,

shopping on the way there and back to offer to serve

customers interested in their individual culinary creations.

With the creation of the bicycle, motorcycle,

automobiles, and other modern technologies, the

method of selling street food has slowly changed. However, there are still a great number of street vendors that still ply their trade on foot with the

traditional wooden baskets. It is common to see them in big cities, small towns, beaches, villages, the countryside, and virtually anywhere that people are looking for something to

eat

A street vendor usually has the ability to move his location at any time. The seller may have a cart attached to a bicycle or a motorbike, but in some cases the seller is stationary. However, it is important to know that many street vendors can. Be quite territorial and they will often sell food at the same spots every day. More often than not, you can find what you are looking for. Despite some predictability, there are a number of vendors that move around and you really have to look for them in order to get what you are craving.

It has been said that you have not had a true Thai eating experience until you have sampled some street food, The most difficult part for a tourist is to identify the different foods on the street. This is made more difficult because most street vendors speak little or no English. It the tourist can memorize a few simple phrases it might make it easier for them to jump in and give it a try. To make it a little easier, the food can be broken down into 5 types, main dishes, noodles, snacks, and drinks. In each of these groups there are a vast number of choices.

Listed below are some popular dishes for thais and tourists alike. Of course, there are too many popular dishes to list here. Some common choices: Main Dishes Joak a Chinese rice dish made with a thick creamy rice mixture and ground pork balls. Som Tam for those who want to try something spicy, a hot salad made from fresh sliced Papaya with limes and chilis.

Khao Phat fried rice with a choice of meats, vegetables, or seafood. PhadThai the famous fried noodle dish made with eggs, bean sprouts, dried shrimps, garlic, and chili powder Yam a spicy saladMade with lime juice, chilies, onions, various vegetables, and your choice of meat

Noodles Kuay-tiao Raat Naa a stir fried noodle dish topped with thick gravy with vegetables and a choice of meat Ba Mii Naam an egg noodle soup made with wontons and strips of red pork crab meat

Snacks Yang BBQ beef, chicken, or pork served with sticky rice Pa Thong Ko these are usually shaped like sticks attached together together and they are much like a donutDesserts Tako a tasty coconut custard like dessert presented in a round banana leaf and layered with a salty layer on the bottom and a sweet coconut layer on the top

Khao Niaw Moon a thai specialty, this is sticky rice sweetened with coconut milk. It is often combined with ripe mangoes and other fruits to make a delicious dessert Roti a dessert dish made like a French crepe or pancke and topped with your choice of fruit, candy, or other toppings

DrinksNaam aoy very sweet

drink made with water and sugarcane

Naam pan a fruit shake made from a variety of fruits like bananas, coconuts, mangoes, and a number of other choices

Chaa yen very sweet Thai iced tea mixed with condensed milk and sugar

It is not certain why Thai street vendors still exist in

such abundance all over the kingdom. However, it is often said by local Thais that it is not possible to get certain

dishes with the same quality as can be found at the local street vendor. And there are also some dishes are difficult or impossible to find at any restaurant in the area. In

addition, Thai people tend to enjoy eating or snacking all

day long, and the street vendor is a much more

convenient way to pick up a snack then any

restaurant, convenience store, or stationary market has ever been.Thai people

tend to enjoy eating or snacking all day long, and

the street vendor is a much more convenient way to pick up a snack then any restaurant, convenience

store, or stationary market has ever been. With that

being said, it is unknown if street vendor will continue to survive in the future, but

tradition and millions of hungry Thais should control the destiny of this uniquely

Thai experience.

Joak

Roti

Naam aoy

PhadThai

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