Ice Cold Rice for Thai Summer

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Ice Cold Rice for Thai Summer

 

 

For those who are familiar with the steaming hot, soft and fluffy rice – a staple in most Thai meals – this type of summertime rice might appear to be a bit of a surprise.

 

Summertime in Thailand, needless to say, can be brutal. Scorchingly hot weather, perennial blaze of sunlight, omnipresent body sweat. But then, this is also the time we see local restaurants featuring the season’s special meal of ‘Khao Chae,’ or the Thai traditional chilled rice. The rice, in this case, is served cold, in chilled and florally perfumed water and, sometimes if required, with some ice cubes to increase the level of coldness.

 

Khao Chae, in all its peculiarity, is a very historic meal of Siam. Stories had it that this particular eating was an influence from ancient Mon people of Burma. It even carried some mystic elements of being a meal used to worship deities, a way of human to cordially ask for offspring. But now, understandably, Khao Chae has become a delicious staple to cool off the midyear extra warming in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ice-cold-rice-for-thai-summer/

 

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[sensei]

eww...

 

ice cold rice?

[digger70]

No thanks , Yuk

[faraday]

Nuffink wrong wiv cold rice pudding.

 

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[justin case]

so funny, I cook my rice and then cool it for next day

 

it is called: resistant starch type 3 or 4 and is food for your good bacteria

 

for people who care for their health that is

 

you can also find resistant starch in GREEN bananas, bweurk, not a favorite