Thai cuisine is certainly popular around the world. A culture experience would not be quiet complete without trying out local food. So, when we travel around northern part of Thailand we will treat our self to some of the amazing food Thailand has to offer. The cost of a meal in Thailand is surprisingly inexpensive. A full meal of Thai food is usually somewhere around 200 Baht, which is about $5 to $6 US dollars. An interesting thing to note when dining in Thailand is that they usually do not require tips.
Here are some of the popular Thai dishes:
This dish is called 'laab pla ma' in Thai, which is also known as 'Spicy Minced Fish Salad'. The fish used for this dish is Pla Ma, which is a famous fish in Suphanburi village. That village will be the second major of our trip, so we will definitely order this popular dish once we are there. The dish is made of minced fish, lemon juice, fish sauce, ground chilli, roasted rice, sliced red onion and mint leaves.
Herbs are frequently used in a lot of Thai cuisine. This is a dish that is cooked with herbs. It is called 'Snake-Head Fish with Herbs' or "Pla Chon Samun Prai" in Thai. The herbs used in this dish are: sliced lemon grass, citrone leaves, ginger, galingale and white sesame seed.
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