How Do You Show Respect For The Food Customs In Thailand?
I have lived here for years and from what I see it is important when you have a plate of rice that you only take out of the bowls of the main courses a small amount to put on the side of your rice so you don’t look greedy and it is a good idea because there are normally 4 or 5 different bowls of food to eat from and if you put one type all over your rice the taste might conflict with the next thing you eat.Also,you might notice that Thais almost never eat the last bit of food in the community eating bowls because they don’t want to look selfish and when you use a toothpick cover your mouth with your other hand. What will be hard for you is if you eat at a normal Thai persons house because the way they eat might look(I don’t want to sound impolite) disgusting to you.The idea of not double dipping is not part of Thai culture.They will use each others spoons and use the spoon they are eating with to scoop out food from the bowls of food you are also eating from.You have to let go of some
