Thailand wants you to eat more in Bangkok

Coconut ice cream is very popular during the hot seasons in Thailand. Photos: The Star/Melody L. Goh

Street food has long been popular among foreign visitors and locals alike in many Asian cities, with Bangkok in Thailand being one of the leading capitals endowed with such a powerful magnet.

Meanwhile, Singapore is seeking to register its hawker-centres as an intangible cultural heritage with Unesco, a move that has sparked regional controversy, especially with neighbouring Malaysia whose cuisine is quite similar to that of the island republic. However, unlike Singapore’s hawker centres, the street-food scene in Bangkok and other big cities in Thailand is probably more diverse, with characteristics that are not found anywhere else.