Thailand
History:
Today, December 10, is Thailand’s
constitution day. “In 1932 Thailand's absolute monarchy was
replaced with a constitutional monarchy”. Thailand has a rich cultural and
history. One of three things come to mind when we think of Thailand:
1)
The far off history that includes
Thailand’s ties to Buddhism which are responsible for there great statues and
monuments
2)
There modern party atmosphere as
shown in movies like “the Hangover: Part II”.
3)
There great tasting food.
Very few people bring up the complicated 20th
and 21st century politics of this country. Prior to 1932 Thailand
was ruled by a hereditary monarch. Since then the country has been ruled by communists,
democracies, military dictatorships, and everything in between. Ironically, though
this day is devoted to the disestablishment of the monarchy the country still recognizes
that monarchy as the head of state.
Movie:
The movie that comes to mind
when I think of Thailand is “Brokedown Palace”. The movie is about two young
women who go to Thailand as a cheap vacation before entering the adult world.
One of the girls befriends a guy who ends up hiding drugs in their bags. Of course
they get busted for this and end up in the horrifying Thai prison system. As a
teenager, this story horrified me, and made me afraid to ever travel to Asia. I’ve
gotten over this, but still, if I ever made a trip to this country I would
probably double check all my bags to make sure there wasn’t anything I did
recognize. It would probably be an unwarranted precaution.
Food:
Thai food is probably my favorite
style of cooking. However, in the city I live in there are no good Thai
restaurants. The best place to get such food is Noodles and Company. True,
there is a place called Taste of Thai (which I call Yaste of Yai because the
capital t's look like Y's), but it really isn't that good. If you live on Peoria, you
really have to go into theme town over if you want Thai food.
One birthday of mine, a friend of
mine who was of Hmong decent made one of my favorite dishes of all time. I have
written the directions to how to make it below:
Ingredients:
3 Chicken breast
1 can coconut milk
1/2 can bamboo shoots
1/2 hard boiled robins eggs
1/4- 1/2 teaspoon red curry spice
Fresh lemon grass
Taro root
Directions:
1) Fill a large pot with water and
bring to a boil. Add chicken, lemon grass, and taro root, boil until
chicken is white and fully cooked.
2) Remove lemon grass and taro
root.
3) Add coconut
milk, chili spice, sliced bamboo shoots, and robins eggs to the soup.
Work Sited:
Farlex. “The Free Dictionary”. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Thailand+Constitution+Day.
Retrieved: December 10, 2013.
Kaplan, Jonathan. “Brokedown Palace”. 1999.
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