Editing Thailand (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{Further|Thai cuisine}}

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Thai cuisine is one of the most popular in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Brief History on Pad Thai {{!}} Rice Bowl Deluxe |url=https://ricebowldeluxe.com/a-brief-history-on-pad-thai/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Rice Bowl Deluxe |date=20 December 2021 |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101210545/https://ricebowldeluxe.com/a-brief-history-on-pad-thai/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Common ingredients include [[garlic]], [[lemongrass]], [[kaffir lime]], [[galangal]], [[turmeric]], [[coriander]], and [[coconut milk]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phad Thai Diplomacy: Get To Know The Best Thai Restaurants Outside Thailand |url=https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/features/phad-thai-diplomacy-get-to-know-the-best-thai-restaurants-outside-thailand |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=MICHELIN Guide|archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101210546/https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/features/phad-thai-diplomacy-get-to-know-the-best-thai-restaurants-outside-thailand |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-09 |title=Thai Lemongrass – What is it and how is it used in Thai food? |url=https://theunusualtrip.com/thai-lemongrass/ |access-date=2024-01-01|archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101210546/https://theunusualtrip.com/thai-lemongrass/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Galangal as a Thai Food Ingredient |url=https://www.thaicookbook.tv/thai-food-ingredients/roots-and-rhizomes/galangal-thai-kha/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=thaicookbook.tv|archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101210545/https://www.thaicookbook.tv/thai-food-ingredients/roots-and-rhizomes/galangal-thai-kha/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Turmeric as a Thai Food Ingredient |url=https://www.thaicookbook.tv/thai-food-ingredients/roots-and-rhizomes/turmeric-kha-min/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=thaicookbook.tv|archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101210545/https://www.thaicookbook.tv/thai-food-ingredients/roots-and-rhizomes/turmeric-kha-min/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Coriander / Cilantro Leaves as a Thai Food Ingredient |url=https://www.thaicookbook.tv/thai-food-ingredients/fresh-herbs-and-spices/coriander-leaves-cilantro-thai-phak-chi/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=thaicookbook.tv|archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101210545/https://www.thaicookbook.tv/thai-food-ingredients/fresh-herbs-and-spices/coriander-leaves-cilantro-thai-phak-chi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Each region of Thailand has its specialities: ''kaeng khiao wan'' ([[green curry]]) in the central region, ''som tam'' ([[green papaya salad]]) in the northeast, ''[[khao soi]]'' in the north, and [[Massaman curry|''massaman'' curry]] in the south.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

In 2017, seven Thai dishes appeared on a list of the "World's 50 Best Foods"—an online worldwide poll by [[CNN Travel]]. Thailand had more dishes on the list than any other country. They were: ''[[tom yam]] goong'' (4th), ''[[pad Thai]]'' (5th), ''som tam'' (6th), ''massaman'' curry (10th), [[green curry]] (19th), [[Thai fried rice]] (24th) and ''[[nam tok mu]]'' (36th).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tim Cheung |date=12 July 2017 |title=Your pick: World's 50 best foods |publisher=CNN|url=http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/readers-choice-worlds-50-most-delicious-foods-012321/ |url-status=dead |access-date=5 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708091757/http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/eat/readers-choice-worlds-50-most-delicious-foods-012321/ |archive-date=8 July 2017}}</ref> Two desserts were also listed in CNN's 50 Best Desserts Around The World: [[mango sticky rice]] and [[tub tim krob]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 December 2018 |title=Mango Sticky Rice & Tub Tim Krob Listed in CNN's 50 Best Desserts Around The World |work=Buriram Times |url=http://www.buriramtimes.com/mango-sticky-rice-tub-tim-krob-listed-in-cnns-50-best-desserts-around-the-world/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101080431/http://www.buriramtimes.com/mango-sticky-rice-tub-tim-krob-listed-in-cnns-50-best-desserts-around-the-world/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 January 2019 |access-date=23 April 2022 }}</ref>

The staple food in Thailand is rice, particularly [[jasmine rice]], which forms part of almost every meal. Thailand is a leading exporter of rice, and Thais consume over 100&nbsp;kg of milled rice per person per year.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=World Rice Statistics Online Query Facility |url=http://ricestat.irri.org:8080/wrsv3/entrypoint.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426121256/http://ricestat.irri.org:8080/wrsv3/entrypoint.htm |archive-date=26 April 2016 |access-date=30 January 2016 |website=International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) |publisher=FAO}}</ref> Thailand is also the world leader in edible insect industry<ref>{{Cite news |last=Board |first=Jack |date=18 August 2019 |title=Food of the future? Five-star edible insects served up as Thailand gets creative with bug business |work=Channel News Asia (CNA) |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/thailand-insect-farming-food-protein-source-11786032 |url-status=live |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819123158/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/thailand-insect-farming-food-protein-source-11786032 |archive-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> and well known for its street food; Bangkok is sometimes called the street food capital of the world.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The 10 best street food cities in the world, per VirtualTourist.com, Frommer's |work=Daily News|location=New York |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/10-best-street-food-cities-world-virtualtourist-frommer-article-1.1125775 |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034522/http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/10-best-street-food-cities-world-virtualtourist-frommer-article-1.1125775 |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure, Thailand – Bangkok and the Central Plains |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03wc3zr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204150257/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03wc3zr |archive-date=4 December 2017 |access-date=17 July 2022 |publisher=BBC |type=Video}}</ref>