While Chinese, Japanese and Korean cuisines seem to grab most of the Asian culinary spotlight in this country, don’t sell Thai food short. Fifty percent of all Thai restaurants outside of Thailand are in the U.S. and Canada; with about 5,300 Thai restaurants in America alone.
What makes Thai food so appealing? The mixture of sweet, sour and spicy; the predominance of vegetables and the generous use of herbs are among the major factors.
