Thomson, David, 1960, article have mentioned about the history of the Northern lifestyle and food ingredients and traditions about northern Thai country. The article has presents that the people of northern Thai food is different from other sectors of the northern people eat method. The north is proud region with venerable heritage. Chaing Mai is the major city of this region, has a long varied history. The legendary King Mangrai established it in 1297. He said the people of the northern regions of Thailand are often referred to as ‘kon muang’ people of the principalities. The name encompasses a wide range of people and ethnic groups, giving some indication of the culture diversity, physical isolation, political autonomy and historical complexity of the region. He talked about the food of northern. The northern food is not as extreme in taste as that of other region of Thailand.
The traditional formative means simplicity doesn't necessarily have a spicy hot so that a small amount of pungent food could be mixed with copious rice to satisfy the appetite. They prefer sticky rice and is sold in the market both raw and already steamed, wrapped in banana leaf or traditionally teak. He also explains about the what the ingredient northern people are mostly use for cooking and the taste of food. For example one taste in north food that is not commonly encountered elsewhere is bitterness, produced by variety of leaves, shoot and plants collected from the nearby mountains and forests.