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Thai Food Festival

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The Thai food festival is the best way to tease the taste buds for foodies all over the world. If you want a blend of exquisite food, fine entertainment and a rich culture, the Thai Food Festival is the right place for you. Accommodation should not be a major cause for concern. With tens of thousands of tourists thronging to Thailand every year, the country boasts of excellent accommodation options.

The country plays host to the Thai food festival at the Airport Restaurant. If you are wondering about the dishes on offer, you will be spoilt for choice! With over 120 delicacies on offer, the Thai food festival adds a zing to your palate. From appetizers to sweet dishes, the Thai food festival has everything to bring you back asking for more. You will get as many as 35 desserts and 20 appetizers to tickle your taste buds. The festival, celebrated last year was a continuation of the Royal Brunei Catering’s (RBC) Thai food promotion held in 2003, 2004 and 2007. The Royal Brunei Catering partnered with the Royal Thai Embassy last year to host a gala food event in the previous year. About four Thai chefs were brought to make the best delicacies for the food lovers!

Traditional dances are held during the Thai food festival to give a blend of both culture and food. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has provided some of the finest posters of tourist attractions of Thailand. This will definitely add to a fine dining experience. With fine posters and background music, your dining experience is bound to be a sumptuous one! Enjoy a superb dining experience with exquisite Thai delicacies! If you wondering what’s on the menu, then you will find some of your favorites on offer! The yummy Beef soup, Prawn Green Curry and the Green Papaya Salad, Pandan Chicken, Seafood Hor Mok, Lamb and Salmon dishes are some of the featured special of the Thai food festival. You always wanted to get an authentic taste of Thai dishes. The best of North, South, East and Central Thailand are served on a platter! The Thai festival is just the right place to fulfill your dream.

The chefs are very particular about the ingredients they use. They carefully choose their ingredients to craft their cuisine uniquely. If your stomach is rumbling for some exquisite Thai dishes, you must visit the country during the Thai food festival. Remember to book your hotel in advance through hotel booking worldwide sites. Online hotel booking services give you an idea of the various Thailand hotels available close to the location of the festival. If you are looking for cheap hotels and hotel amenities at the best discounts, you can refer to discount hotel booking online.

Culture Of Thailand

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Thailand is a country with a long and rich history. Thailand is also one of those countries which have many traditions which modern times fortunately have not affected. Thailand is renowned for its unique culture that has been notorious around the globe. Thai culture is especially well known for its distinctiveness. It is well worth noting that Thai culture has traditionally been handed down from one generation to the next.

When you speak of Thailand, instantly a picture of people with small eyes and happy smiling faces appear before you. They have the typical south-east asian look. However, their ways, their way of speaking, their beliefs, and their culture are a symbol of their true identity.

Thailand mostly comprises of people who speak Tai language. Tai speaking people are spread over Central Thai, the Northeastern Thai, the Northern Thai, and the Southern Thai. Central Thai is the area where one finds most Tai speaking people.

In addition to Tai speaking people, there are Chinese who have blended seamlessly with the Thai. Other cultures include Malays, Mon, Khmer, and even Vietnamese.

Majority of Thais follow the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which ranges from animism to worshiping of ancestors. However, the Muslim community is also a big religious group in Thailand. The Muslim population is mostly prevalent in places south of Chumphon. The Malay group is present in the southern part of Thailand. In addition to these communities and groups, there is a sprinkling of Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs as well.

Based on their belief and main Buddhist tradition, Thai people pay a lot of respect and homage to their ancestors. It is the core of their spiritual belief and faith. They are very generous and hospitable people. Social hierarchy plays a very important role in their lives. They touch the feet of their elders as a mark of respect and to seek their blessing. The elders play a key role in any important decisions or ceremonies.

People in Thailand

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

The modern Nation of Thailand is a multicultural society. The predominant Thai culture, identity and civilization emerged as a by product of the interaction of the indigenous population with Tai and other immigrant peoples . When people call themselves ‘’ Thai ’’ they mean they are in the political sense, subjects of the Thailand nation. If explored further the word has a cultural and, for many, a linguistic sense. However not all Thailand citizens speak Thai and of those who do so it is a second language for them. This Thai identity in its present form is relatively recent.

The first inhabitants are described in the Prehistory link. After prehistoric times there were the Mon, the Khmer and other Austro-Asiatic tribes such as the Lawa, H’ tin, etc. Their defining moments are up until 1300 and the arrival of the Tai tribes. The Khmer who established the Kingdom of Chenla and Angkor are described in East Thailand People although Khmer influence was significant elsewhere as well.

The Austro-Asiatic speakers including the Mon are considered in North Thailand People and Central Thailand People regions. The Mon had separate kingdoms in each region. The other Austro-Asiatic speaking tribes are considered but these were less significant. In North Thailand People we describe the smaller groups of Austro-Asiatic speakers such as the Lawa, H’ tin and other hunters and gathers of that region.

The Tai tribes are considered in the regions of Central Thailand, North Thailand, South or Southern Thailand and North East Thailand. These regions are relevant in that ethnic diversity is also varied through out the regions of Thailand. Modern Thailand is a modern political Nation now comprising what were historically numerous ethnic cultures and Kingdoms. The ethnic characteristics, belief systems, languages and lifestyles of each of all the tribes are compared also within these links. As between the Tai tribes the points of comparison are language and script, culture and art and architecture style. As between all the other ethnic tribes the points of comparison are language groups, monogamous and polygamous cultures, animist and non animist beliefs, ancestor worship or not, indic script or Khmer based text, highland dwellers or lowland farmers , heirarchical and non hierarchical societies, spirit beliefs and religion.