Here are some more Thai superstitions which I learnt over there, and often enjoy rereading them.
These don't's below are still adhered to in modern Thailand.
Don't eat a double banana because if you are a woman you will give birth to twins.
Don't eat before your elders because in your next life you will be born as a dog.
Don't eat food without rice because you will get rickets.
Don't eat salt under a tree because it will make the tree die.
Don't eat other people's food without permission because it will make your throat swollen.
Don't eat the leftovers from your child because it will make the kid naughty.
Don't eat before a monk because you will become a bad ghost.
Don't eat corn when you have the flu because it will give you a higher fever.
Don't eat all of the rice during your evening meal because you should leave some for the elves.
Don't eat cold rice with hot rice because you will lose your way easily the next time you go out.
Don't eat egg when you have cut yourself because it will make it worse.
Don't eat chicken feet because it will give you bad handwriting.
Don't eat chili sauce in the mortar bowl because if you are a woman you will give birth to a child with big lips.
Don't eat turtles because it will make you walk slowly.
Don't eat dog because the dog's spirit will possess you.
Translated from "Boran Oo-bai" by Sanom Krutmeuang
The list below is taken from the book, "Top Ten Thai food" and naturally shows the top ten Thai dishes;
Hot and sour soup with shrimp
Green curry with chicken
Fried Noodles
Pork fried in basil
Red curry with roast duck
Coconut soup with chicken
Thai style salad with beef
Satay pork
Fried chicken with cashew
Panang curryต้มยำกุ้ง (tom yum goong)
แกงเขียวหวาน (gaeng kiaw waen gai)
ผัดไทย (pad tai)
ผัดกระเพรา (pat ga-prao)
แกงเผ็ดเป็ดย่าง (gaeng pet bet yaang)
ต้มข่าไก่ (tom kaa gai)
ยำเนื้อย่าง (yam neua yaang)
สะเต๊ะหมู (moo sa-teh)
ไก่ผัดเม็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์ (gai pat met ma-muang him-ma-paan)
พะแนง (pa-naeng)What is your favourite?
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