Presentation English Subject TALKING ABOUT THAI FOOD Patcharida Somrongsub no. 8 Yowwaret Bantowtook no. 9 M.5/12 Present to Teacher Jantana Khamanukul Kanchananukroh School Kanchanaburi Province

TALKING ABOUT THAI FOOD

Taking foreign tourists to a Thai restaurant.

Tourist : There are many dishes to choose from the menu. I don ’t know. what to choose for the main course. Guide : Well, we do not have the main course. Tourist : Really? And what does `kap-kao΄ really mean ? Guide : `kap-kao΄ may be literally translated as `with the rice.΄ This is because a plate of rice must be accompanied with at least a dish of `kap-kao΄.

Tourist : How interesting! And how many dishes of `kap- kao΄ are served each time? Guide : It depends. In most Thai families two or three dishes of `kap-kao΄ are served with rice. The variety of dishes served with the rice is limited only by the cook’s time, patience, budget or imagination.

How to eat Thai food

Tourist : There are many dishes of food. What do we eat first? Guide : When we have a Thai meal, everything is served at once and diners take this or that according to individual taste, combining or tasting separately each dish with rice. Tourist : I see. But don ’t you use a knife and a fork? Guide : Modern Thais eat mostly with spoon and fork. But those who eat in the old-fashioned way eat with the fingers.

Tourist : How do Thai people cook rice? Guide : There are two ways of cooking rice. You can cook by theabsorption method or you can steam it. Steaming takes muchlonger than cooking it directly in the water. Now most homesuse electric rice-cookers to cook the rice. However, rice must beserved directly it is ready because it will go hard and dry if left to stand.

Tourist : Do you cook rice with salt? Guide : Rice in Thailand is never cooked with salt. Most dishes are accompanied by seasoning and sauces, which are already strong and salty.

Tourist : Do you need anything very special in the way of equipment to cook Thai food? Guide : You don ’t need anything very special. Thai food uses ground spices and herbs for flavoring, so a mortar and pestle for pounding is needed. A wok is needed for stir-frying technique that is used in many dishes.