On the Thailand-Malaysia Border, Food Defies Nations
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MAY 29, 2024
But Sarin’s electric, sweat-inducing version is totally different: spicy with dried chile paste (influenced by Indonesia), tinged yellow by turmeric (adopted from Indian traders), and girded with fermented shrimp (drawn from preservation practices in Southeast Asia). Take gaeng som. In central Thailand, the soup is reddish and sweet-and-sour.
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