Thailand serves Tom Yam for Unesco Cultural Heritage 2021 list


BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Tom Yam Kung will compete for a place on the Unesco world cultural heritage menu after the Cabinet decided to serve up the spicy soup as Thailand’s candidate this year.

The shrimp soup – flavoured with galangal, lemongrass, chilli, lime leaves, fish sauce and sugar – was proposed for recognition by the Culture Ministry at Tuesday’s (March 23) Cabinet meeting.

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