This Thai online cooking website features the ‘world’s tastiest medicine’

In tune with today’s current health awareness across the globe, an increasing number of people are paying more attention to food and healthy eating. To carry this direction further, Thailand’s Department of Cultural Promotion is promoting Thai foods as medicinal and beneficial for one’s health through the website ThaiTasteTherapy.com—an online Thai cooking website showcasing 50 recipes. Information on raw ingredients and Thai herbs are also available.

Already renowned worldwide for its appealing diversity in flavors, Thai gastronomy takes centuries-old local wisdom to a new level in health, well-being, and medicinal care. Thailand is honored to share its knowledge of local dishes from throughout the Kingdom that not only appeal to the taste buds but also have healing properties for several ailments.

Mr. Chai Nakhonchai, Director-General of the Department of Cultural Promotion, revealed that while Thai food is an intangible cultural heritage praised worldwide for its diverse flavors, the wonder of Thai cuisine doesn’t end with great taste.

Nearly every dish is bursting with vegetables, herbs and spices containing nutraceutical properties (food containing health-giving additives and having medicinal benefits) which in turn can aid the body to fight off diseases and help maintain a level of health and vitality.

It’s not an overstatement to refer to Thai cuisine as “The World’s Tastiest Medicine”.

Sample dishes featured on Thai online cooking website

Immune-Boosting Chicken Soup with Turmeric

Chicken soup with turmeric is a traditional southern dish which has a rich flavor and many health benefits. Turmeric contains curcumin which helps the immune system work efficiently. The sharp, tart smoky flavor comes mainly from the garcinia fruit with an overall balanced deliciousness coming from galangal, which helps prevent inflammation caused by bacteria and viruses and helps prevent allergic reactions, and lemongrass which contains quercetin that enhances immunity.

Spicy and Sour Chicken Soup 

This bold and delectable tom yum dish features juicy chicken meat, galangal and lemongrass, which helps boost the immune system for a healthier body.

Five-Spice Jungle Curry 

Five-Spice Jungle Curry is a popular spicy dish in the central region. It is an unusual dish because it does not contain coconut milk, which is a popular ingredient in Thai dishes. Instead, it contains a host of spices and herbs to balance the strong scent of fish or meat, and to enhance appetite.

Key ingredients include fingerroot, a kind of ginger, which also contains quercetin, which helps relieve cough and cold symptoms, galangal, turmeric, lemongrass, and peppercorn, which helps to relieve nausea, headaches, poor digestion).

Visit www.thaitastetherapy.com for some easy-to-follow Thai food recipes. The website also features an online directory where to purchase ingredients.

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