My food tour in Thailand was the first time I had done this type of tour. Now, I try to do a food tour any time I travel to a new country. Thai cuisine is one of my favorite types of food. Food tours in Thailand give you the chance to find hidden gems. There is a huge culture scene in Thailand. It is and it is easy to find yummy food stalls sprinkled all over the country. But, it is harder to find the multi-generation mom and pop restaurants that serves the best food in Thailand. My tour was a four-hour walking tour, during which, I tried about ten Thai dishes at five restaurants. We mostly stopped at family owned restaurants that have been in business for between 30-80 years.
The food tour in Thailand was a great way to learn about Thai cuisine. All of the Thai dishes were either things I had never seen before in the US or a specialty of that restaurant. Many places were holes in the wall and did not necessarily look sanitary, but that did not matter. The food was some of the best I’ve ever tasted.
One of my favorite dishes during my food tour in Thailand was Khao Soi, which means “cut rice,” and is a national cuisine in Thailand, Burma, and Laos. It was mouth-watering and had the right about of heat for me, and I like it SPICY! I also had a fried chicken with shredded fried lemon grass and fried lime leaf on top.
During the food tour in Thailand, I tried papaya salad for the first time. I never expected to enjoy it, but I now order it anytime I go to a Thai restaurant in the US. The fire and heat coming from the salad made it a favorite of mine. I have since tried to make papaya salad at home many times.
Not sure what kind of food tour in Thailand you should choose? I booked the Historic Food Tour through Bangkok Food Tours, but you can also check out trip101 for a list of other popular tours.
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