Khao Chae – The Ritual of Eating Chilled Thai Summer Rice āļ§āļąāļ’āļ™āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļāļīāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ§āđāļŠāđˆ

Khao Chae is a delicious ritual of Thai summer chilled rice, a historic meal that harks back centuries with the origins lying west of Bangkok. Here is the savoir-fair of this meal, sometimes deemed as an acquired taste, that will relieve you the heat from the sweaty summertime.

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8 Delicious & Amazing Shaved Ice Thai Desserts

Ice made their first voyage to Siam back in 1857, via ship, in big slabs contained by crates. To preserve the cool temperatures throughout their Singapore - Bangkok route, each slab of frozen water was painstakingly covered with layers of sawdust. It was not until almost 50 years later, however, that Bangkok was able to produce ice locally. And that was the beginning of the tasty explosions in the forms of Thai ice desserts.

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Thai Boat Noodle Soup (Guay Tiew Reur āļāđ‹āļ§āļĒāđ€āļ•āļĩāđ‹āļĒāļ§āđ€āļĢāļ·āļ­) and the Sweet Rituals

Guay Tiew Reur āļāđ‹āļ§āļĒāđ€āļ•āļĩāđ‹āļĒāļ§āđ€āļĢāļ·āļ­ or 'boat noodle' is a type of Thai noodle that is so unique and delicious. This typically fiery bowl has its origin linking to the man-made canals in Rangsit District of Pathum Thani. This blog post is about the noodle's genesis, its tastes, and rituals. And how Thai people usually eat them right to the sweet ending.

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