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Govt craves world heritage status for Thai sea salt 

By The Nation

 

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The government is preparing to propose Thai sea salt for inclusion on the United Nations’ global heritage list. 

 

The move comes after the Thai Sea Salt Development Committee urged the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to offer up the unique product to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation for registration. 

 

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Alongkorn Ponlaboot (Centre)

 

Alongkorn Ponlaboot, adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, said on Wednesday (April 22) that the ministry had assigned its Foreign Agricultural Relations Division to collaborate with the Agritech and Innovation Centre of Phetchaburi Rajabhat University to promote Thai sea salt for registration as world heritage.

 

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“Thai sea salt has been considered as Thai heritage for over 900 years,” Alongkorn said. “It has been part of our way of life, ecology, culture, trade and agriculture since the Greek and Roman periods.”

 

He added that Thailand had been producing sea salt since at least the Sukhothai period (AD1238-1438) and that it had always been an important export product.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386551

 

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sea salt is much sought after because there is a world shortage lol

 

Thai sea salt contains special ingredients lol

 

Oh and while we're on the subject - how are sewage treatment projects coming along - that salt must be very healthy full of minerals and ripe bacteria  

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5 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

If you mention Norman's time he probably equate that to Norman Wisdom.

 

Hahahahaha .. Genius that is Mr Sofa .. salt of the earth was Norm' ..  actually they could hologram him doing his finest slap stickery and falling over to promote the sacred salt .. 

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1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

His history is a bit of a tragedy ..

Greek's and Roman's were about abit before 900 yrs ago .. He should have said dates back to Norman's time .. 

I ain't getting the idea why it's special enough for World Heri' Status as most sea has got salt in it hasn't it .? or am I missing something here .. 

 

 

No friend. It isn't you that's missing anything, It's Thailand, it's missing quite a lot. Common sense and nous mainly But we ought to start with the small, relatively unimportant things like a football team, and then get to the harder stuff as we go along. We could target education and eating with a fork as a finale, but I doubt I will live long enough to see that glorious day.

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39 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:
53 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

If you mention Norman's time he probably equate that to Norman Wisdom.

Hahahahaha .. Genius that is Mr Sofa .. salt of the earth was Norm' ..  actually they could hologram him doing his finest slap stickery and falling over to promote the sacred salt .. 

Mr Grimsdale!

Yes, Pitkin?

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6 minutes ago, ParkerN said:

No friend. It isn't you that's missing anything, It's Thailand, it's missing quite a lot. Common sense and nous mainly But we ought to start with the small, relatively unimportant things like a football team, and then get to the harder stuff as we go along. We could target education and eating with a fork as the finale, but I doubt I will live long enough to see that glorious day.

You need to explain about not stabbing yourself with it inside your mouth, otherwise it can cause you to splutter. Known as a fork cough.

 

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The rest of the world are trying to cut back on the use of salt to help people live a "healthier" life, whatever that may be, yet Thailand wants to promote people increase their intake especially of such a poor quality ingredient because it is full of unknown chemicals.  Even the method of collecting the salt appears as antiquated and historical as the comments made by Alongkorn Ponlaboot, adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.  Does the salt undergo further cleansing before it is packaged and distributed?

 

'nuf sed.

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Greek Classical Period 480 BC to 323 BC

Hellenic Period 323 BC to 146 BC

 

Roman Republic 509 BC to 27 BC

Roman Empire 27 BC to 476 AD

 

Historical Kingdoms of Siam and Thailand.

Sukhothai Kingdom (1238-1438)

Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767)

Thonburi Kingdom (1768–1782)

Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–Present)

 

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