Review

Thailand has been an agricultural country, an image which is now further projected with the Thai government’s programme of making the country, “the kitchen of the world.” Indeed we are the kitchen of the world given our very diverse menus.

But the various concoctions we have produced would not have been possible had it not been for our natural resources, the preservation of our ancestors’ indigenous knowledge, and our toiling farmers. Much of our ingredients have come from agriculture, coupled with our culture, lived experiences and local wisdoms passed from one generation to another.