Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Why rice, not potatoes?
- environment:
climate + soil
- culture:
of SEA people
- trade
- etiquette
- staple food of SEA
-rice cultivation
cultivating process takes a long, hard time.
people will treasure rice
rice is nutritional, healthier
another part of SEA; 1:08 AM
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Rice in Southeast AsiaRice is a staple component of Thai cuisine, as it is of most Asian cuisines. The highly prized, sweet-smelling jasmine rice is indigenous to Thailand. This naturally aromatic long-grained rice grows in abundance in the verdant patchwork of paddy fields that blanket Thailand's central plains. Steamed rice is accompanied by highly aromatic curry, stir-fry and other dishes, incorporating sometimes large quantities of chillies, lime juice and lemon grass. Curries, stir-frys and others may be poured onto the rice creating a single dish called khao rad gang, a popular meal when time is limited. Sticky rice is a unique variety of rice that contains an unusual balance of the starches present in all rice, causing it to cook up to a sticky texture. It is the daily bread of Laos and substitutes ordinary rice in rural Northern and Northeastern Thai cuisine, where Lao cultural influence is strong.
1) Khao Pad
- One of the most common dishes in Thailand, fried rice, Thai style. Usually with chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, crab or coconut or pineapple, or vegetarian
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/2184677403_d7c6a3fc4c.jpg?v=02) Khao pad naem
- fried rice with fermented sausage (typically from the Northeast)
3) Khao khluk kapi
- rice stir-fried with shrimp paste, served with sweetened pork and vegetables.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Xr0koznz5S7p7QgXDsYQze0iZRsMK3z7X2ZcROGqpF740kl2WKUmQPUF8WmGHWvsDG0dwoZaSvRfbMQVYKzTi7JkOBaBD8V7pJD6fu9Yz9cbh06Rjt8zqRxWj9SvnOV6hbXe9V_5w-W5/s400/1213744578.jpg4) Khao mun gai
- rice steamed with garlic, with boiled chicken, chicken stock and a dipping sauce
http://www.riverhomestay.com/images/1191825941/Kao-mun-gai.jpg5) Khao pad gai
- fried rice with chicken
http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/img/recipes/recipe_5405.jpg6) Kao niao ma muang
- Sticky rice and ripe mango
http://www.thailand-travelonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/sticky-rice-with-mango.jpgInfo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Thailand
another part of SEA; 12:22 AM
