University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams and tests that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the University Entrance Examination.
Read the following story by Anchalee Kongrut from the Bangkok Post. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Two years ago, Kantat Aopchai left his job as a teacher to sell nam tao hoo, or soy milk, from a food cart in front of Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Prathom province. The 27-year-old inherited the recipe for delicious and fresh soy milk from his mum.
Freshly made soy milk has long been part of Thailand’s street food culture.
“As well as being a type of health food, the drink is part of our local breakfast culture,” Kantat said.
Soy milk and pa tong ko (deep fried crullers known as the Chinese doughnut) is a quintessential breakfast for Thais, almost like boiled rice and porridge for the Chinese. In almost every street and market, there’s at least one nam tao hoo hawker offering the beverage.
Soy beans have long been known as a source of protein. But while Thais take this cheap drink for granted, in other parts of the world soy milk has evolved into a fashionable beverage. There’s soy latte and soy milk with hazelnut and other flavours. In addition, there’s bottled and canned soy milk.
Kantat sells around 200 bags of soy milk and 600 crullers every day. According to a research conducted by a leading beverage packaging company, Thailand is second in the world in the consumption of soy milk per head. Hong Kong is in first place. There people consume soy milk at the rate of 18 litres a year per head, while Thais drink 12 litres, a little ahead of Singaporeans. China, where soy milk is believed to have originated 2,000 years ago, consumes around 10 litres per head per year.
In Southeast Asia, people still prefer to buy freshly-made, hot or cold soy milk from street food hawkers. Consumers also buy ready-to-drink soy milk in UHT packages and bottles. In other parts of the world, ready-to-drink soy milk in UHT boxes, tin cans or bottles are popular.
Kantat believes that his customers love to see the hot steam evaporate from the soy milk pot.
“Perhaps they like to customise their drinks by picking various toppings to eat with pa tong ko,” he said. “It’s a comfort food that can fill up and warm your belly.”
University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams and tests that are coming your way. It gives you practise answering questions similar to those you may have at school and also on the University Entrance Examination.
Read the following story by Anchalee Kongrut from the Bangkok Post. Then, answer the questions that follow.
Two years ago, Kantat Aopchai left his job as a teacher to sell nam tao hoo, or soy milk, from a food cart in front of Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Prathom province. The 27-year-old inherited the recipe for delicious and fresh soy milk from his mum.
Freshly made soy milk has long been part of Thailand’s street food culture.
“As well as being a type of health food, the drink is part of our local breakfast culture,” Kantat said.
Soy milk and pa tong ko (deep fried crullers known as the Chinese doughnut) is a quintessential breakfast for Thais, almost like boiled rice and porridge for the Chinese. In almost every street and market, there’s at least one nam tao hoo hawker offering the beverage.
Soy beans have long been known as a source of protein. But while Thais take this cheap drink for granted, in other parts of the world soy milk has evolved into a fashionable beverage. There’s soy latte and soy milk with hazelnut and other flavours. In addition, there’s bottled and canned soy milk.
Kantat sells around 200 bags of soy milk and 600 crullers every day. According to a research conducted by a leading beverage packaging company, Thailand is second in the world in the consumption of soy milk per head. Hong Kong is in first place. There people consume soy milk at the rate of 18 litres a year per head, while Thais drink 12 litres, a little ahead of Singaporeans. China, where soy milk is believed to have originated 2,000 years ago, consumes around 10 litres per head per year.
In Southeast Asia, people still prefer to buy freshly-made, hot or cold soy milk from street food hawkers. Consumers also buy ready-to-drink soy milk in UHT packages and bottles. In other parts of the world, ready-to-drink soy milk in UHT boxes, tin cans or bottles are popular.
Kantat believes that his customers love to see the hot steam evaporate from the soy milk pot.
“Perhaps they like to customise their drinks by picking various toppings to eat with pa tong ko,” he said. “It’s a comfort food that can fill up and warm your belly.”
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