Food And Recipe

Dining in the UK is, like so many aspects of modern life, sometimes a compromise. In days gone by, when gender roles conformed to long-established stereotypes, a housewife would prepare a full, cooked meal for the family to share in the evening. These days, when it is more likely that both partners in a relationship will have careers, time is at a premium and many begrudge time spent cooking after a busy day at work. Consequently, takeaway food and restaurant meals account for a larger part of our diet then ever before.

While many of us avoid the kind of fast food that we consider to be junky American imports, such as burgers and greasy fried chicken, we do not seem to be so aware of the health aspects of other cuisines which, although established, are also relative newcomers to our shores.

Health in diet and lifestyle is a modern obsession. We shy away from overdoing the very obvious unhealthy foods. We limit our intake of cakes, sweets, chips, but we are less wary of eating Indian and Chinese restaurant meals or takeaways – perhaps several times a week – even though, at the back of our minds, we know that these are often as full of fat, sugar and salt as the more obvious junk foods.

Of the imported cuisines popular in the UK, Thai food offers one of the most consistently healthy and well-balanced diets available. Its various techniques and components are a fusion of contributions made by the Asian, European and African cultures that, at various periods, took advantage of the trade routes upon which Thailand was so well placed. It is almost as if it has embraced all the best elements from the many influences that played parts in its evolution, while leaving out most of the things which we now know are not healthy to eat. Read the rest of this entry →

A fourteen-day Thai Food Festival in Doha was inaugurated by the Thai Ambassador, His Excellency Mr. Suvat Chirapant and the Vice Chairman & Chief Operations Officer of Venture Gulf Group, Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Nasser at the Doha Marriott Hotel on Saturday, November 29th, 2008.The Thai Food Festival in Doha is supported by the Thailand Embassy and the Venture Gulf Group and FAL Travelmart as the co-sponsors. Mr. John S. Louie, Director of Operations, expressed gratitude on behalf of Doha Marriot Hotel to the Thai Embassy, Venture Gulf Group and FAL Travel Mart and commented that without their generous sponsorship the hotel would not have been able to offer the guest with distinctive rates and nice decorations.

Restaurant Asia Live at the Marriot Hotel in Doha offers the guest to part with delicious multi- culinary experience and discover an exciting lineup of exotic Thai dishes for gastronomic indulgence from November 29th to December 12th 2008. A whole rainbow of dishes that highlight the great and diverse cuisines of Thailand was prepared by the Thai Chef Seri. Specialty Chef Seri Alkkhason who is originally from Thailand, joined the Doha Marriott Family a couple of months ago and carries a great experiences to Doha Marriott’s Culinary Team. He took his primary cooking lessons of traditional Thai food from Thailand. Chef Seri follows a unique style by preparing traditional Thai food items and incorporates international cooking methods to offer his guests with a variety of tastes achieved through these innovative methods.

To add the dedication, he is a Thai food lover and hence makes no point to compromise with the authentic taste. ‘Thai Rice Noodles with prawn, chicken and vegetables’ is his most favourite dish and Chef Seri vows to offer exquisite Thai dishes in this fourteen day long food festival in Asia Live restaurant, Doha Marriot Hotel.  Thailand’s rich culinary heritage was one of its best-kept secrets until very recently with the tourism coming on to the Kingdom of Thailand. Later, Thai restaurants opened in Los Angelas and London, Sydney and Tokyo following the wide spread demand for Thai food globally. A visitor stepping in to taste the authentic Thai cuisine for the first time is very likely to have some previous experience of the subtle blend of tastes and textures that makes a Thai meal an unforgettable dish – Asias Live! Read the rest of this entry →