Wednesday, April 13, 2011

ข้ว (kâo) rice (food)

Rice is so important to the Thai diet that the word for rice ข้ว (kâo) also refers to food in general.
กิน               (gin)                to eat
กินข้ว             (gin kâo)         to eat a meal

Basic Thai food consists of the following:
ข้ว               (kâo)               rice
ก๋วยเดี๋ยว       (gwǎi dtǐao)   rice noodle
ต้มยำ             (dtôm yam)   lemongrass soup
แกง             (gairng)          curry
ยำ                (yam)              Thai salad
สมตำ               (sôm dtam)   spicy papaya salad

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