Chiang Mai Food & Travel

Tradition : Give food offerings to a Buddhist monk in the midnight of middle of the lunar month.

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Tradition Give food offerings to a Buddhist monk in the midnight of middle of the lunar month . Or Ceremony Peng Put . The traditions of the Northern Thailand

The difference is that at the time of counting. Chiang Mai to put Tuesday night after 0:00 AM, which was the time of entering Wednesday. While the Chiang Rai, Lampang and Mae Hong Son. Will be put on Wednesday night at 12:00 PM, will be prepared over the Buddhist monks from rice dry food as well.After midnight. To go forward by the monks of the house. By streets or by a nearby community. Similar to the monks.

In the early morning we saw some familiar company many years may have one or none.It is a tradition in the north only.
For the history of this tradition, monks midnight. Occurs first.The evidence does not clear. I understand that the North would take another one from Myanmar.

Myanmar believes. Cut His equipment, which is a Buddhist monk, the Buddha himself is the initiator on success.The saint was then. Went into hibernation at the navel in prayer to the sea in the first year.Please people before dawn Burmese often. To prepare the food for the monks.Chargers Cut the belief that If one has merit Cut His equipment will be of great merit.The fortune and prosperity in life. This belief, the Buddhist practice.But legendary ancestors. Put the bowl in the North is believed to midnight.Cut His equipment to transform a novice into Oprdsatws Whoever put the bowl with the Chargers Cut it.That person will suffer a rich but money was so strong on the merits.Coincide with the full moon on Wednesday to go over all the monks as well.

Ingredient : Dried fermented soybean(ุีถั่วเน่าแค๊บ)

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Dried fermented soybean(ุีถั่วเน่าแค๊บ)

Fermented Soybean as a flavoring in northern Thailand. Made from soybeans. We used instead shrimp paste. Influenced by the Tai Lue and Shan. Close Natto (natto), which is native to Japan. The food of other countries with similar Fermented Soybean is a schema name (kenema), which is native to India and Nepal and chungkookjang. Which is used as a condiment in Korea.Microorganisms involved and their roles in Fermented Soybean is fermented by bacteria in the Bacillus (Bacillus sp.) Source material or from the environment. This bacteria is rod shaped on the same line as [1], is not fermented, add salt during fermentation. As a source of food that is highly nutritious but cheaper. Nuts are also a problem, but a lack of vitamin B12, which is done with anemia and neurological disease states .Ferment consumption are two popular types .

Fermented Soybean is fermented soy beans soaking wet from overnight. Then boil the beans in boiling water until soft, then squeeze the soft hand. The mixture then in the baskets covered with banana leaves to ferment and dry heat take 2-3 days to have more microorganisms. The smell and taste changes. This phase is called tempeh question. When grinding beans, salt, pepper, dry rot Zama wrap the banana leaf is fermented soybean.
Dry Fermented Soybean. Is fermented dry. Dobro Zama grinding the beans rot. Place the dough on a cliff two splice The sun to dry out the brown. When to eat. Must be roasted before the fire. Used to make fermented foods like fermented soybean.

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Ingredient : Shallots

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Shallots (herb) shallots or small onions. Natural desire. Environment and plant growth is light during the day short. To the head of each species are equal. Thailand native shallots to the head as well as the light of day for about 11 hours, similar to onions.Shallot or onion breaks.Names are: onions shallots share.Description: A plant with a short stem and buried underground. About 30 cm high leaf to swell out the food. Looks like a bunch of umbrellas. Composed of many florets. White flowers with purple petals 6 petals bloom in the winter.Advantage of the Food: Thailand's popular shallots. A component of red. Component of the omelet with pork oxtail soup with fresh sliced as thin glasses. Fresh leaves are eaten with fermented salted fish fried shallots, a squeeze of lemon, chilli, shredded garden. A component of chili paste. Pound mixed with chili paste, pickled shallots, baked fish, shrimp, fresh chili. And is a component of drop everything. Component of sweets such as shallots, leeks. Add rice, dried fish. Moe's Tavern, nuts and candy Akelokeki (savory and sweet) etc..Medicinal: pungent onion flavor carminative digestive aid and appetite to relieve swelling and inflammation in various pathological drive to warm the seeds vomiting blood. The meat is toxic. The body is thin soup. (5-10 g dry seeds boiled water) used shallot Thailand Pharmacopoeia. Mixed with rhizomes General Epraaham children. Cold nose. And eat as a carminative. Shallots contain Kerr Fraser. Hotel Majestic Patapsco and substance (quercetin and flavonoid glycosides) may prevent cancer.There is also a feature shallots. Medicine. Used to reduce fever and treat wounds. By removing the glasses and red onions came soy. Mixed with coconut oil and salt and bring to boil, cover the wound. The shallots. Also help reduce blood sugar levels. And inhibit blood clots. With the consumption of fresh Or cooking. Consumption or powder.CAUTION: If you eat a lot of onions. Could easily forget , bad teeth, bad hair, eyes hazy and nerve damage.

Ingredient : Garlic

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Garlic is an herb 30-60 cm high, with a strong smell with a round head underground Tunic bulb. 2-4 cm diameter membrane covering the white or purple with pink peel off each layer, which is 3-4 on a 6-10 petals petals to axillary bud of the leaves. Stem leaves are reduced to a single (Simple leaf) from the switch stack. 0.5-2.5 cm long, flat, narrow strip of width 30-60 cm sharp, smooth edges and folds Acute forms a ridge along the length of the blade. Base plate and spread as well as linking the membrane around the leaves and young stems, inflorescence stems, causing the implant. The leaves are green and gradually Fade until the leaf. The head is covered with white or greenish white. A bouquet of flowers with her umbrella (Umbel) lamps contain small oval. Many flowers are mixed with a small amount. There is one large bract 7.5 to 10 cm long leaves look dry and put a sharp beak covered in flower buds while. But when flowers blooming bract will open out and hung up the inflorescence. Peduncle is smooth, strong stems 40-60 cm long cylindrical tons of flower petals as male and 6 cloves separately or together at the base. Lanceolate, about 4 mm long, tipped with white or pink stamens attached at the base of the petals and 6. Anthers and style one stand-up than other parts of the three channels, each channel has a flower ovary ovules 1-2 tablets a bulbous little short. Oval or somewhat rounded lobe with three small black seeds.
Planted in much of the Northeast and the North of Chiang Mai. But garlic is garlic's renowned quality and garlic odor of Sisaket.

Special features

1. Contains substances that help fight cancer.

          I believe that the strong smell of this spice. In addition to helping reduce cholesterol, Collection Cholesterol and blood sugar up. The sulfur compounds in garlic. Can also inhibit the carcinogen called nitrosamine min (Nitrosamine) in the body, which helps prevent cancer cells than that selenium (Selenium) found in garlic have anti-oxidants. And the dangers of free radicals. That cause cancer cells to other organs as well.1. Could prevent heart disease.

          Remarkable properties of garlic. Also, it helps fight cancer. Can also prevent heart disease, many people fear it as well. As well as help lower blood pressure, clogged arteries, reduces adhesion of platelets. Increase the flow of blood. Prevent clogged arteries. Acute cardiac and muscle function.3. Enhancing the immune system of the body.

          Benefits of garlic not only had deter and prevent diseases only garlic also helps to strengthen the body's immune system to better clearly. Garlic has also been found effective in killing bacteria, viruses, fungi, and alleviate allergy symptoms and reduce as much.

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Popped Sticky Rice (ข้าวตอก)

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Ingredient :
Grain of Sticky Rice

Recipe :
1. Put the Grain of Sticky Rice on The Hot Pan then Stir with Bamboo Robe.
2. Till Grain Start Popped , Closes The Lid , Wait till All Popped.
3. Finished of Popped Sticky Rice , It's a ingredient for Thai sweet made of rice, nut, sesame-seeds and sugar