The Thai in the central plain prefer food with smooth and lasting taste with a touch of sweetness The way the food is served is an art in itself. The dinning table is often decorated with carved vegetable and fruit Cuisine of the central plain sometimes combines the best of the foods from various regions Rice is strictly the staple food for every famity in the central region There are on the average three to five dishes to go with rice. Typical are soup, gang som (chili vegetable soup) sang phed Thai red curry), tom yam (spiced soup) and so on. Chili fried meat dishes are for instances, pad phed. panaeng, masaman, fried ginger and green pepper, Thai salads or yam are yarn tua pu, salad with sliced roasted beef. Dishes that regular feature fin a Thai meat of the central region are vegetable, namprik (chili sauce), platoo (local herring) and perhaps omelette (Thai style), fried beef of roasted pork