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[[Image:Ban_Huahat07.jpg|thumb|right|300px||Thai meal in a village temple]]

In this category you will find recipes from Thailand in English.

Western influences, starting in 1511 CE when the first diplomatic mission from the [[Portuguese]] arrived at the court of Ayutthaya, have created dishes such as [[foi thong]], the Thai adaptation of the [[Portuguese]] fios de ovos, and [[sangkhaya]], where [[coconut milk]] replaces unavailable [[cow's milk]] in making a [[custard]]. These dishes were said to have been brought to Thailand in the 17th century by Maria Guyomar de Pinha, a woman of mixed Japanese-Portuguese-Bengali ancestry who was born in Ayutthaya, and became the wife of Constantine Phaulkon, the Greek adviser of King Narai. The most notable influence from the West must be the introduction of the [[chili pepper]] from the Americas in the 16th or 17th century. It is now one of the most important ingredients in Thai cuisine, together with [[rice]]. The [[Portuguese]] and [[Spanish]] ships also brought, in an event that is called the Columbian Exchange, other new crops from the Americas such as [[tomatoes]], [[corn]], [[papaya]], [[pea eggplants]], [[pineapple]], [[pumpkins]], [[coriander]], [[cashews]], and [[peanuts]].

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====Reference====

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_cuisine