Thai fried noodle 'Pattay' was born from dictatorship
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“ Pattay ” is a dish of rice noodles fried with eggs, vegetables and seafood, and is one of the menus that represent Thai cuisine alongside Tom Yum Goong and Gaine (Thai Curry). Atlas Obscura explains the political background behind the birth of Pad Thai.
The Oddly Autocratic Roots of Pad Thai-Gastro Obscura
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-invented-pad-thai
Until about 70 years ago, noodle dishes were not very popular in Thailand. Although the noodles themselves were handed down from China hundreds of years ago, they were only quietly reported as “local rice noodles” as local fried dishes, and at that time most people in Thailand knew their existence. It was not there.
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Just before the outbreak of World War II, many Southeast Asian countries were colonies of England and France. Although Thailand has not been anywhere in the colony, is adjacent with France was the colonial Vietnam and Cambodia, in France and the territorial issue in 1939 the conflict broke out. Thailand had a hard time against France, which has abundant resources from colonies such as Southeast Asia.
Pleak Pibunson Krahm, who was then Prime Minister of Thailand, insisted that “in order to maintain the greatness of Thailand in the colony of Southeast Asia, it is necessary to raise the standard of living of the people”. In fact, Pibunson Krahm said in the parliament, “We must be as cultural as other countries. Thailand will be powerless and will soon be colonized. If we have advanced culture and culture, we will be able to maintain legitimacy and independence and continue to be fully Thai. ”
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And Pibunson Krahm said, “Thai national culture is necessary for Thailand to maintain its independence in Asia, where Western countries are a group,” “It is difficult to spread rice noodles with high nutritional value. Insisting that it is useful, ”he devised a pad Thai using rice noodles and actively recommended it as a national food. Pad Thai means “Fried Thai” and is named after the country.
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Pibunson Krahm, who promoted the spread of Pad Thai, has almost held politics in the 1940s, and has come to say not only national food but also the types and colors of national clothes. However, there are a lot of people who are dissatisfied with the dictatorship, and Pibunson Krahm, who was ultimately challenged by the parliament, retired from politics. And all the policies that Pivoonson Krahm was doing were abolished.
However, only the policy of “Recommending Pad Thai as a national food” was not withdrawn. This is greatly influenced by the fact that Pad Thai was effective against food problems, and that the manufacture and cooking of Pad Thai were expected to solve the unemployment problem after the end of World War II. The government no longer boosts pad thai, but as a result of the fact that the people were already familiar with pad thai and matched with the demand of society, pad thai based on unnamed local cuisine was known as a representative dish of Thailand. It came to be able to.
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Atlas Obscura said, “Even if the menu was chosen by the dictator, pad Thai made with rice flour noodles, tofu, eggs, nanpura, bean sprouts and lime is a country where Thailand has a rich and unique culture. Yes, it once advertises that it is a place worth visiting, ”he argued that the original purpose that Pibunson Krahm was involved in was fulfilling all over the world.
The son of Pibunson Krahm testified, “From the old days, my father really loved the original dish Pad Thai made by the housekeeper in the kitchen, and I ate that much.”
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