Thai food is greatly influenced by Chinese cuisine because originally the Thai emigrated from China over 2000 years ago. Like the Chinese, the Thai based their recipes on salty, sweet, sour, bitter and hot ingredients. The differences lie in the balance of these ingredients per recipe.
The spicy influence came from India involving spices like cumin and curry. Ingredients like lime, lemon, lemongrass are used to tone down the spicy dishes.
From the Malays they got their love for coconut which they use in desserts a lot of the time.
Nearly all meals are served on a bed of rice or noodles.
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