Thai cooking is an art form. We need to generate a sense of its overall process.May be the word "rice" creates a definite image or sensation for you. There are hardly any meals served in Thailand where there is not rice.It is the basis of our diet. If you observe "rice" carefully you will see that it has a certain absorbitve quality.it is also very malleable, and easy to store.It ca be sidhed up quickly and combined with many dishes,absorbing their flavors. On the dinner table ther might be as many as twenty courses of meat, vegetables, fish and fruit dishes, which can be combined in any combination desired with one's rice.In this way, the rice always has the taste of the chosen dish. This is the reason the Thai are never tired of rice.The rice and is complimentary dish become one-like yang and yin
