Thai cuisine is the national cuisine of Thailand.
Yam wun sen kung: a spicy Thai salad with glass noodles and prawns
The art of vegetable carving is thought to have originated in the Sukhothai Kingdom nearly 700 years ago.
Chili peppers, originally from the Americas, were introduced to Thailand by the Portuguese and Spanish.
Kaeng phet pet yang, a legacy of the palace cuisine of Ayutthaya
Tom yum or tom yam is a family of hot and sour Thai soups. It is a soup that normally includes shrimp. The strong, hot, and sour flavors make it very popular in Thai cuisine. The name "tom yam" is composed of two Thai words. Tom refers to the boiling process, while yam means 'mixed'.
Historian Giles Milton contends that the origins of Tom Yum can be traced back to India, where there is a variation of hot and sour shrimp soup known as "sour prawn soup."
Tom yum kung as served in Bangkok, Thailand
Ready-to-use bundles of lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves, and, for chicken tom yam, also turmeric, are sold at Thai markets