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Shaylyn Esposito
And unlike, say, General Tso's chicken, they aren't American inventions of what Asian food theoretically tastes like. In the southeast Asian nation, Pad Thai is a street food, unlikely to be found on a formal menu, and drunken noodles are a regional dish native to central Thailand. And what most likely won’t be found on the menu of American Thai restaurants is traditional fare, including fried crickets, spicy eel soup and sun-dried squid to name a few.
With deforestation, economic developmen and a drumbeat of political unrest, Thailand is changing. And, so is its food. “Some of the taste and recipes will disappear,” says world-renowned food photographer, and writer Jean-Pierre Gabriel. “Today, most of the people are living and working in the countryside, but that will change with the younger population.” Read the full article here.
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