{"id":527688,"date":"2025-05-27T11:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/?p=527688"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:59:07","slug":"central-thai-cuisine-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/th\/central-thai-cuisine-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e20\u0e32\u0e04\u0e01\u0e25\u0e32\u0e07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Central Thailand is the most abundant region of the country. Central provinces are dotted with rice fields, farms, and waterways. The Chao Phraya River runs through the region, with many communities developing out of river trade and transportation. The ancient and present capital city of Thai, Ayutthaya and Bangkok respectively, are also located within this region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Central dishes blend together all shades of the taste spectrum and are characterized by heavy use of coconut milk. A typical Central meal consists of different dishes that counterbalances each other\u2019s\u2019 properties. The presence of the royal courts within the region also had a great affect culinary scene of the region, namely influences from Western, Indian, and Chinese cuisine brought on by trade. The staple of the region is non-sticky rice, with sticky rice traditionally used only in dessert menus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous dishes from the Central include:&nbsp;<em>gaeng keow wan<\/em>&nbsp;(\u0e41\u0e01\u0e07\u0e40\u0e02\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e32\u0e19) \u2013 green curry,&nbsp;<em>gaeng massaman<\/em>&nbsp;(\u0e41\u0e01\u0e07\u0e21\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19) \u2013 massaman curry, and&nbsp;<em>khao niew mamuang<\/em>&nbsp;(\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e21\u0e30\u0e21\u0e48\u0e27\u0e07) mango sticky rice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Central-1024x679.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Central-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Central-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Central-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Central-1536x1018.png 1536w, https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Central.png 1681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From top right: 1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/th\/culture_heritage\/chicken-green-curry\/\">Green curry<\/a>\u00a02.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/th\/culture_heritage\/pad-thai-gung-sod-2\/\">Pad thai<\/a>\u00a03.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thailandfoundation.or.th\/th\/culture_heritage\/beef-massaman-curry\/\">Massaman curry<\/a>\u00a04. Mango\u00a0 and sticky rice<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThai Food: Thai Culture Heritage\u201d, Department of Cultural Promotion, Ministry of Culture:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/book.culture.go.th\/thaifood\/mobile\/index.html#p=1\">http:\/\/book.culture.go.th\/thaifood\/mobile\/index.html#p=1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Written By: Tayud Mongkolrat<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Thailand is the most abundant region of the country. Central provinces are dotted with rice fields, farms, and waterways. The Chao Phraya River runs through the region, with many communities developing out of river trade and transportation. 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