Royal Thai Cuisine of SuanSunandha Palace for Health in Theoretical Thai Traditional Medicine

Abstract

SuanSunandha or SuanSunandha Palacewas named by King Chulalongkorn (King Rama V)located in the inner court of Dusit Palace. During the 1920 and 1932, it was a residence of Her Highness Princess SaisavaliBhiromyaKromPhraSuddhasininart, King Rama V's concubines and many governors where taught etiquette,practicedlady crafts and had a famous for royal cuisines. The royal Thai recipes of Her Highness Princess were unique and full of flavor with various ingredients,especially pungent tastefrom plants, vegetables, herbs and spices. They also used a pair of food principle which have the additive foods to make more mellow taste and lusciousness. This study aimed to investigate the deck set, nutrition and health affects following Thai traditional medicine theory by searching from SuanSunandha history book and interviewing from those who know. The three recommended meal were breakfast, lunch and dinnerthat mostly consisted of steamed rice, boiled rice or three kings boiled rice, various chili sauce with side dishes, and also main meat dishes such as curry, Tom Yum and spicy salad. Moreover, royal Thai cuisines can be adjusted to set a new deck according to preference and personal suitability as same as daily climate. Learning to cook Thai foods was like as learning to prepare healthful medicine which was suitable for health food. Foods prepared with former methodusually used fresh, clean and seasonal raw materials to favornot intensely. The main dishes had rice, vegetable and fish that ate with several menus in each meal. Therefore, royal Thai cuisines are classified as healthy foods.