The combination makes Thai cuisine what it is, but it takes a lifetime to learn.

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Their 27-year-old daughter started three Northeastern Thai cuisine restaurants called Zaab Eli.

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Even though a steady stream of expats and visitors frequents Bo.lan, prepare your palate for the fire and flavours of authentic Thai cuisine.

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And, Mr. President, which Thai cuisine dish is your favorite again?

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In terms of Thai cuisine, I like it all.

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If you get hungry as you get lost shopping in Chiang Mai's streets, the temples along the way host food stalls selling flavoursome northern Thai cuisine and other stamina boosts for the small change in your pocket.

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Even if Polish gastronomy doesn't challenge cuisine like Thai food as an international phenomenon, Amaro hopes his restaurant can do for Polish food what Noma has done for Nordic cuisine.

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Threeprom is also one of the many expats that has returned to Thailand in recent years, eager to open establishments on Nimmanhaemin Road and introduce international cuisine to a distinctly Thai scene.

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Ms. Potiwat owns Saimok Kab Dokmai ("mist and flowers" in Thai), a 50-seat restaurant specializing in floral cuisine.

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It houses a Thai bookstore, grocery and the unimaginatively named Thailand Plaza Restaurant, which serves traditional cuisine.

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The outstanding Chon Thai Restaurant, run by friendly New Zealander Blair Mathieson, serves utterly delicious local cuisine.

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