Food & Drink - Thailand Islands

Thailand Islands: Food & Drink

Thai food is generally renowned for being one of the best cuisines in the world. Thai food and drink on the islands is particularly outstanding with fresh produce dominating the menu whether it is freshly caught fish or locally grown fruit and vegetables. Many of the islands also offer a variety of western and other cuisines at hotels, restaurants and bars.

Many Thai dishes are an aromatic blend of vegetables or meat such as chicken, pork, beef or fish together with rice or noodles, fresh coriander, lime juice, lemon grass, chillies and ginger. Other ingredients commonly used include coconut milk, black pepper and tamarind.

Thais do not eat with chopsticks but use a spoon and fork for most dishes. Some meals or curries can be very hot or spicy and those with a delicate

palate should proceed with caution. For drinks, rice whisky is an inexpensive drink popular with Thais. Alcohol is growing more expensive with certain beer brands dominating most of the bars incuding Singha beer, Tiger beer and Heineken. Wine is also available but it can be harder to find a good range of wines to select from. As water is not safe to drink from the taps, bottled water is also consumed in large quantities on the islands.