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THAILAND
Food &
Drink
Thai food is renowned for its fiery but fragrant dishes spiced with
lemon grass, basil and chilli, and you can eat well and cheaply
even in the smallest provincial towns.
Hygiene is a consideration when eating anywhere in Thailand, but
there's no need to be too cautious: wean your stomach gently by
avoiding excessive amounts of chillies and too much fresh fruit
in the first few days and by always drinking either bottled or boiled
water. You can be pretty sure that any noodle stall or curry shop
that's permanently packed with customers is a safe bet. Broad price
categories are given in restaurant listings throughout this section:
"inexpensive" means you can get a main course for under
B50, "moderate" means B50-100, and "expensive"
over B100.
Throughout the country most inexpensive Thai restaurants specialize
in one general food type or preparation method - a "noodle
shop", for example, will do fried noodles and noodle soups,
plus a basic fried rice, but nothing else; a restaurant displaying
whole roast chickens and ducks will offer these sliced or with chillies
and sauces served over rice; and "curry shops" serve just
that. As often as not, the best and most entertaining places to
eat are the local night markets ( talaat yen), where thirty-odd
"specialist" pushcart kitchens congregate from about 6pm
to 6am on permanent patches in most towns, often close to the fruit
and vegetable market or the bus station. Each stall is fronted by
tables and stools and you can choose your food from wherever you
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