Thailand, for centuries an Asian crossroads, owes its rich culinary art to the cuisines of India, China, Malaysia and Indonesia. The success of this country's cuisine lies in the blend of 4 basic tastes -- salty, sweet, sour and pungent. Some favourite Thai dishes: kai ho bai toei (seasoned fried chicken in leaf wrappers); thotman plakrai or thotman kung (fish or shrimp balls in Thai style); vaious kinds of yam (Thai salad); tomyam (hot and sour soup); curry and namprik with fesh vegetables. And perfect the Thai meal by ending with Thai sweets, such as salim, thapthim krop, lotchong, khanomchan, coconut-milk gelatine, thong yot, foi thong, etc.
