Cultura Thailandese

As it is the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand this week, I thought I
would share with you pictures of our vegetarian meal today. We are all
eating meals for ten days that don't have any meat, fish or animal
products. This first one looks like our old favourite "moo krapao"
which is minced beef and basil. However, this version is cooked with
tofu, shaped to look like minced pork. It is called "pad krapao jay rat
khao".

Questo fine settimana si svolge il festival Vegetariano  dove si presentano molti piatti dove non compare la carne ed in questi giorni anche molti carnivori non mangiano carne

BANGKOK, THAILAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and
actress Claudia Bassol arrive for the red carpet and gala screening of
'Queeen of Langkasuka' during day four of the Bangkok International
Film Festival 2008 at SF World Cinema, Centralworld on September 26,
2008 in Bangkok, Thailand

L'attore Jean-Claude Van Damme e l'attrice Claudia Bassol hanno partecipato alla serata di gala "Queen of Langkasuka" durante i 4 giorni del Bangkok International film festival 2008.

One of the most popular dishes at roadside food vendors is stir-fried
minced pork with chilies and holy basi. In Thai this is called "grapao
moo sap". There are three versions: minced pork, chicken or beef. It is
served on plain rice and often topped with a fried egg. Though usually
you have to ask for this (say "kai dao") and you will have to pay 5
baht extra. Without the fried egg, you might still be able to find this
dish for 25 baht. As you can see in the picture below, the main
ingredients are holy basil, chopped garlic, bird eye chili (prik kee
noo) and minced pork in the center. What is not pictured are the longer
red spur chili (prik chee faa daeng). These are not so hot and are
added towards the end mainly as decoration.

One of my favourite Thai dishes is stir-fried
chicken with cashew nuts. In Thai it is called "gai pat met mamuang
himmapaan" which is a bit of a mouthful. There seems to be quite a few
different recipes as this dish looks different at every restaurant that
I go to. Like all the Thai dishes I have been showing you, it is worth
experimenting with not only different amounts of ingredients, but also
different ingredients altogether. The ingredients we used today can be
seen in the picture below. Starting at the top, these are chopped
onion, chicken, chopped garlic, crisp-fried spur chili, chopped spring
onion, chili jam (nam prik pao) and cashew nuts in the center.

La Thailandia, la terra del sorriso, dove la natura incontaminata, le

spiagge, le barriere coralline e una storia fatta da civiltà antiche hanno

reso questa meta una delle più apprezzate nel mondo. Non solo per la

religione buddista ma per una cultura dell'ospitalità e del sorriso radicata

nella popolazione, che ci si trovi al nord, nella capitale Bangkok, o al

sud, nella più turistica

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nella tradizione di un paese così fantastico ed accogliente.