Thai Street Food
June 8, 2009 by Thai Traveler
Filed under Lifestyle
It does not matter what size city that you are in Thailand, you will find Thai street food on every corner and between. A lot of Thai people earn their livings selling street food. It is also very cheep to buy, and very convenient for any one looking to eat.
Street Vender geting ready in the morning
Most Thai’s will stop by and get breakfast and supper from the food stands on their way to and from work. Every morning the Buddhist Monks walk the streets so the Thai’s can offer them food in turn to have the monks bless them. Most Thai’s get the food for them at the food stands. It is already packed up so the monks have no trouble carrying it.
The variety of Thai street food is endless. There really is not a Thai food that you cannot get from one of the street venders. You will find anything from local Thai fruits to just about any cooked dish that you would like.
Out in the countryside you can even run into roadside stands. They can have fruits to cook while you wait food. During one of our trips we found a roadside stand in the country that had live prawn. You picked the one’s that you wanted and they grilled them for you right there.
Here is a tub full of live freash water Prawn
One of the good things about street venders is that you get to see the cooking taking place right in front of you. You know then how clean the kitchen is, right along with the hygiene of the food preparer.
Most cooked food is cooked at a very high temperature so you really do not have to worry about the food it’s self. The thing to watch for is how well the plates and things are washed. You will be able to tell at a glance if you want to eat that a cretin food vender or not.
Behind the sense look at a dish washer.
Lot of the bigger venders will have small area’s so that you can sit and eat right there. The smaller ones are serve and go. These are usually the ones that sell the simple foods.
Eating away at a food venders stand
If you do not like spicy food just say Mai Ped or if you want to ask if it is spicy say Ped Mai. The way to say the two Thai words would be (Mai) = my and (Ped) = pet.
My pet is telling the server you do not want it spicy, and pet my is asking is it spicy.
You will find that some of the best Thai food that you will ever eat will come from a Thai street food vender that is off of the beaten path. I have had some very tasty meals down some old ally in Bangkok.
