Thai cuisine, so delicious and varied in its tastes, is a true gastronomic art. It presents an enormous range of dishes and a subtle blend of flavors. Creativity in cooking stems partly from the Thais' love of good food, and partly from the wealth of ingredients available.Thai food is not always hot and spicy, as many believe.
The perfect combination of ingredients offers an astonishing array of delights. In the United States, where thousand of Thai restaurants operate all across the nation, in such major cities as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Boston. One of the main reasons that it's becoming more popular (beside its great taste) is that Thai food is also considered one of the healthiest and most nutritious around. For example Yum Ped (Duck Salad) and Tom Yum KOONG (Spicy Shrimp Soup) are very low in fat and carbs compared to those of western style which are loaded with cream. And because of its popularity, there are many so-called Thai restaurants, operated by people with no knowledge of Thai cooking and their foods are far from authentic Thai cuisine.
