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A very popular Thai food dish, deep fried fish cakes.

Thai Food DIshes, Fried Fish Cakes.

We will come to the recipe of this popular Thai food dish in a moment. Before we move into the details of how to make Thai fried fish cakes, let us answer two very frequently asked questions related to this Thai food dish. The Thawd Man Plaa fish cakes are popular with both Thais and foreigners. Many food cooking enthusiasts and lovers of Thai food like to know whether the fried fish cake is hot (chillies). The answer is basically a yes, Thais love their food to be hot and racy. One of the reasons why fried fish cakes are hot is because, the ingredients for this Thai food recipe include both red curry paste and red chillies. If you want to try your hand at cooking Thai food, you can adjust the number of chillies that are used in the dish. Let us presume that you start out to make the Thai fried fish cake dish. Keep the red chillies out of the cooking and include only the red curry paste. Once you have made this dish for the first time, subsequent attempts can moderate the volume of ingredients and even their proportions to suit your preference.

The second query that is often brought up is about the flour that is used to make the deep fried fish cake. The texture and firmness of the thawt mun plaa cakes is brought about by using rice flour or corn flour. Many people trying their hand at cooking this popular Thai food dish want to know which of these flours is better. Assuming that the word ‘better’ relates to the flavor and taste of the dish, we would recommend using rice flour for your fried fish cake recipe. However, if you find it hard to get rice flour than go for corn flour instead. One of the local Thai restraunts in the northern provinces of Thailand tried an interesting change. This lady used neither corn flour nor rice flour but instead tried, wheat flour for the fish cakes. They did taste great but, it is highly recommended that you eat the cakes soon after making them if you use wheat flour. This is because dishes cooked with wheat flour can become quite tough and even hard when kept for a long time after cooking.

As promised, we present the Thai fried fish cake recipe at http://www.thaifood.food-recipe-cooking.com/thai-fish-cake-fried-thod-man-pla-nv.htm We do hope that you have a great time cooking and eating Thai food.

The Park Also Houses A 15 Meter Tall Buddha Statue

This Big Lord Buddha Statue At Putthomonthon Is Over 15 Meters High

Tall Buddha Statue At Putthomonthon, Nakhon Pathom

The tall Buddha statue in the above image is situated in the Nakhon Pathom province of Thailand. The imposing Buddha statue is almost 16 meters high and is surrounded by around 400 square meters of gardens and parks. The place is called Putthomonthon and is not very far from Bangkok. If you would like to see this place on your visit to Thailand, keep aside around 3 to 4 hours for the travel and touring of the Putthomonthon park.

The Kaisilver team took a day off to visit the Putthomonthon Lord Buddha statue. The peace and calm of the lawns in the Putthomonthon parks are impressive. Walk towards the center of the park near the tall Buddha statue and you will not hear the vehicles moving in the surrounding streets. The day was cloudy and the clouds formed a spectacular background for the big Buddha statue. We have put up more and larged images on the website at http://www.leisure.food-recipe-cooking.com/puthamonthon-nakhon-pathom-thailand-01-pm.htm/

History Fails To Recognize Peridot

Historically many blunders have been made regarding identifying various gemstones. You could ofcourse understand the issue as gemological knowledge was either absent or in it’s infancy during that time. The British plundered nations and exploited it’s people. When doing this in Asia, the royals looted precious gems from nations like India. Some of these gems procured through supression and bloodshed made their way to the British crown. While these gems are even today proudly (shamelessly?) worn by the royals, some of the were wrongly identified. Red spinels and rubelite were sometimes classified as rubies!.

Green beryl is popularly known as emerald, at one time every green gem was classified as an emerald. Cleopatra was a great fan of emeralds, history tells us that. Her jewelry collection included some fascinating emerald gem stone jewels. However as knowledge about gems grew and the science of gemology developed, it was found that many of the so called ‘emeralds’ in her collection were infact peridot. It is widely agreed that this was an honest mistake made by her jeweler. Intentional fraud could ofcourse result in the death sentence in those days.

The www.directstones.com website has more interesting and useful information at http://www.directstones.com/gemstone-library-ly-01.htm If you are interested in the specific story about peridots being mistaken for emeralds, check it out at http://www.directstones.com/emerald-gemstones-ly-01.htm

Khao Laam Is A Thai Rice Pudding Made In A Bamboo Stick

What Is Khao Lhaam. How Do You Eat The Bamboo Sticky Rice Dish.

Khao laam is a famous Thai rice pudding dish made from sticky rice. The very interesting thing about this sticky rice sweet dish is that, it is cooked in a bamboo stick. Many people who are not familiar with Thai food believe that the mixture of sticky rice, coconut milk and sugar is first cooked and then filled into the bamboo stick. The truth is that the mixture is filled into a bamboo stick before being cooked. The bamboo stick is then closed on the open end with banana leaves that have been folded. The bamboo is then cooked for several hours, the bamboos show burn marks on the outside. The above image shows a bunch of sticky rice in bamboo stick pieces where the top layer of the bamboo has been stripped off. This gives the sticks a clean and neat appearance.

The mixture that is filled into the bamboo stick includes sticky rice, sugar and coconut milk. Black beans are sometimes added to the mixture too. Since this is a traditional Thai food, there is no strict recipe recorded to make this sticky rice sweet dish. You will find that some vendors add a lot of sugar while some add moderate sugar quantities when making the dish. The ingredients used to make the mixture are generally vegetarian, but verifying this with the vendor would be a good idea. If you decide to buy a few of these bamboo pieces, ask the vendor to split the bamboos for you. It might not be easy for you to do this at home or in a hotel room. We have a clearer picture of how the Khao laam appears when the bamboo is split open, you can see the image and gain a better insight into this Thai food dish at http://www.thaifood.food-recipe-cooking.com/sticky-rice-in-bamboo-khao-laam-thai-food.htm

Thai Look Choop Candy, Popular Thai Dessert

The look joop candy shown above is as tasty as it is attractive.  At first it might not be clear as to why so much effort and time is put into adding to the beauty of an already delicious Thai candy. If you had to follow the recipe for making this tasty Thai dessert, the process would be quite simple. But the final finishing that involves shaping the luk choop candy into fruits and vegetables, requires some artistic skills. The painting on these candy are done using food colors and are chosen to represent natural food and vegetable colors as closely as possible.

If you had to trace the history of this Thai food dish, you will learn that the candy has it’s origins in the palaces of Siam. Thailand was call Siam many decades ago, delicous food dishes like this were made for the royalty in the palaces. When you talk of food fit for royalty you will realize that, the external appearance of the food is as important as the taste of the food itself. Look Choop is just one of the many Thai food dishes that made their beginning in these palaces.

The modern metros of Thailand have given up a substantial part of Thai culture and tradition. You might not therefore come across such foods very often but, a visit to the provinces outside the major cities will be the right place to find these delicacies. Remember that the recipe to make the look choop Thai dessert is is not very complicated. The making of the shapes and painting them can be real fun, so you might want to make this Thai candy on your own. Check out the simple and clear recipe compiled by the Kaisilver team here http://www.thaifood.food-recipe-cooking.com/thai-desserts-luk-choop.htm

Excercises And Meditation And Relieve Stress

Yoga And Stress

Yoga is not a religion it is also more than a form of excercise. Various yoga postures and meditation technics can help you take better control of your life and mind. Stress could sometimes be caused due to the inability of the mind or body to handle challenging or new functions or tasks. The mental and physical preparation that yoga puts you through can help reduce stress. However, it would be an exaggeration to say that yoga can cure all forms of stress. For example, occupational stress which could be caused due to a number of factors. For example, insufficient training and skills to handle your daily office routine could be the cause of stress. While yoga can help relieve the problem to a certain extent, you will also need to address the underlying issue. Getting extra training will equip you to better handle daily routines, this inturn will provide a more permanent cure for your stress. We have a more complete report on Yoga, spend some time reading it and realize how yoga can benefit you http://www.health.food-recipe-cooking.com/yoga-benefits-of-yoga.htm

Amazing Feat Of Elephants Painting

Elephant Showing It’s Artistic Skills.

The Kaisilver gem stone buying trip was on it’s way to the Burmese ruby mines. A brief stop at Chiangmai the northern province of Thailand was arranged. Staying at one of the forest lodges, the team made a visit to the famous elephant training grounds in Chiangmai. While the usual elephants dancing and kicking a ball were on show, an amazing elephant feat was also on display. A group of Thai elephants actually painted some pictures. It was something that no one would believe without seeing. The pictures painted by these Thai elephants were not abstract blobs and glitches, they were rendering images of flowers, trees and one of the elephants actually painted a picture of an elephant! The show ended with an auction of the elephant painted pictures, the winning bid on one of the pieces was around 75 U.S$.

On your next visit to Thailand, make sure that you include one of these elephant shows on your sightseeing itinery. You might not have to go as far as Chiangmai to see these amazing elephant paintings, shows on the outskirts of Bangkok have also been started. Get to see the report filed by the Kaisilver team here http://www.leisure.food-recipe-cooking.com/elephant-painting-sightseeing-in-thailand-01.htm

Classic Antique Sterling Silver Jewelry

Antique Style Silver Pendant

Not many people were surprised when Azjewelrystore recently released it’s collection of antique style silver pendants. This online provider of affordable jewelry has been known to quickly respond to market trends. What came as a pleasant surprise was the amazingly affordable prices at which all the marcasite silver jewels were labelled. The impressive 925 antique silver pendant with marcasite shown above was priced at just 25 U.S$.  Prices were even more attractive on other pieces of sterling silver marcasite silver jewelry. The demand for these Azjewelrystore pendants in the student and teenage communities was noticeable. The younger generation has been threatening to break away from plastic and resin junk being sold as jewels. However, genuine silver jewelry was placed out of their budgets and this kept them away. As news of the classic antique silver jewelry collection from Azjewelrystore spread, pieces were quickly picked up within the first two weeks. It was clear that not many pieces of each design were available, some of the pieces which were sold in the first 2 weeks were never replaced. Make a dash for the catalog while few pieces still remain, get to know how you can own one of these classic antique style jewels without burning a hole in your wallet http://www.azjewelrystore.com/index_files/AntiquedPendants.htm

Flowers And Plants Show In Chiangmai

Thailand Travel And Holiday, Interesting Places To See In Thailand

Thailand has been one of the foremost tourist destinations in Asia. It is rightly said that there is something to interest everyone in this beautiful country. While bustling cities like Bangkok have their own modern and energetic charm, interesting places to visit in Thailand are also available in more natural and rustic surroundings. Chiangmai on the northern part of Thailand has been very popular among tourists from western nations. The winter climate in this province is cooler than in places like Bangkok. Hills and mountains abound in Chiangmai, beautiful gardens and fruit farms and some very old temples are some of the places worth visiting in this northern province of Thailand. The moderate climatic conditions in this region of Thailand is suitable for growing vegetables, fruits and flowers. The flower and botanical show held in 2006 was one of the attractions of Chiangmai. Flowers and plants from all over the world were assembled and displayed in a mind boggling landscape. With a massive base of skilled farmers and gardners, the show was a great attraction. Visitors flew in from Bangkok and overseas to see this historic event. The Kaisilver team visited this event and filed this report. Visit the report here http://www.leisure.food-recipe-cooking.com/

The practice of wearing birthstone jewelry is nothing new.  Birthstone jewelry basically involves wearing a jewel that has the birthstone of the person wearing the jewel.  Common birthstone jewelry include birthstone rings and birthstone pendants. The image above shows some unique ideas for a birth stone jewel. Very few jewelers care to make single piece custom made belly rings. Few jewelers like Kaisilver with complete control over the design and production process are able to provide an unmatched degree of customization and flexibility. You can therefore choose to have a custom belly ring made, the gemstones in your belly ring can be birthstones of your choice. Many men do not wear jewels like rings, pendants and bracelets. An excellent choice for men’s birthstone jewelry is to get a pair of custom cuff links that have the birthstone of the person wearing the cufflinks. Cats are one of the favorite pets among ladies and girls of all ages. A cat is taken to be a clean and tidy animal and ofcourse not very noisy too. The cat ring with a birthstone would make a gorgeous and cute birth stone jewel.

The above is not an exhaustive list of birthstone jewelry ideas. It is meant to fire your imagination and motivate you to choose some truly unique birth stone jewel. The belly ring shown on the above image can be seen at this link: http://www.kaisilver.com/belly-ring-custom-ks-02.htm The cute cat ring can be ordered with all gemstone options and is available in gold or sterling silver, get more details at this link: http://www.jewelry.kaijewels.com/cat-ring-sterling-silver-kj-01.htm Kaisilver is one of the very few providers of high end custom made cufflinks, you can see few more cufflinks at this link: http://www.jewelry.kaijewels.com/man-cuff-link-kj-all.htm