The cuisine of Thailand although distinct from that of any other nation, is a combination of many cuisines, most notably of those of China and India. Those influences are seen today in the Thai inclination to blend contrasting tastes s.a. sweet sour, hot bitter and salty.

Other neighboring countries probably had also influence on Thai cuisine. In spite of other influences, Thai food has
a character distinct from that of the other countries in South East Asia.

Thai cuisine is recognized as one of the most outstanding culinary creations in the world.
From the period that Thailand first conducted commercial contacts with China and India and later with other European countries, the country has absorbed culinary influences from these nations and cleverly adapted and blended them with local ingrediënts and tastes.

In reference to buddhist influence, all cooking ingrediënts and meat must be carved in small pieces and fully cook making it convenient to consume. The Thai's only use forks and spoons, holding the fork in their left hand to help the food onto the right hand held spoon and on to the mouth. Each spoonful most be moderately filled because eating with the mouthful is considered impolite.

Rice is the mainstay of the Thai diet. It is consumed in large quantities at every meal as well as with between meal snacks and is so central that most dishes serve as accompaniments to rice. Most of the Thai dishes have enough sauce to flavor the rice.

Thai people often eat troughout the day and frequently purchasing snacks from vendors who push carts through the streets. The Thais believe that one can sleep better at night if a light meal is eaten in the evening. Many people in Thailand eat their main meal at midday and loves to eat snacks in between. The Thai is pragmatic about eating and subscribe to the idea of eating when they are hungry.

In general, Thai food is highly spiced and very hot because of the extensive use of spices, herbs and chilli peppers. Foreign traders introduced chillies to Thailand and the Thais incorporated them into their food. In Thailand, most dishes are served at the same time and each diner selects what he or she wishes. This allows the diner to first eat spicy and then a soup or salad or a relatively bland dish.

A traditional Thai kitchen is simple and the preparation of food is accomplished very efficiently. Much of the food preparation is done before actual cooking begins. Thai food takes less time to cook than other cuisines. Almost everything is cooked in a wok in a very traditional way.

The kitchen of Thai restaurant Bangkok is a traditional Thai kitchen with a staff that works here for a long time. The staff of restaurant Bangkok makes you think that you 're actually visit Thailand during several hours.