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Muay Thai or Thai Boxing is the national sport and cultural martial art of Thailand. It was developed several hundreds of years ago as a form of close-combat that utilizes the entire body as a weapon. #akarapol #aklmiscellaneous #poltravel #muaythai #reisende https://www.instagram.com/p/CTzi7fZJl1R/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Ant eggs are soft and juicy with a slightly sour lemony taste or a very mild sour taste a bit like lime and full of nutrients. Yam Khai Mot Daeng or red ants eggs prepared in a spicy salad style. The eggs are mixed with red onions, regular onions, spring onions, coriander, hot chillies, and chopped together. #akarapol #aklmiscellaneous #poltravel #antegg #reisende https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKPADYJfTF/?utm_medium=tumblr

Bamboo steamer baskets are an extremely useful kitchen tool with a history going back thousands of years. With roots in traditional Asia cuisine, cooking with a bamboo steamer is an efficient, easy, and healthy way to prepare all sorts of foods including dumplings, tamales, fish, rice, vegetables and even desserts. #akarapol #poltravel #aklmiscellaneous #bamboo #reisende #tourism https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCTyQsp-6F/?utm_medium=tumblr

give alms to a Buddhist monk or we call Tak bat means to present food to a monk or Buddhist teacher. It's an important part of culture in Thailand. The ritual of giving alms to monks is a way for Thai people to give back to Buddhist monks, who in turn dedicate their lives to teaching others about being good and virtuous. #akarapol #aklmiscellaneous #poltravel #reisende https://www.instagram.com/p/CS6sisNJN2r/?utm_medium=tumblr

This stupa shape was adopted by Buddhism as an appropriate form for a monument enshrining sacred relics.This enclosure, which was sometimes decorated with murals, held a container in which relics and funerary objects had been placed. The container holding the sacred objects was usually placed within one or even several larger containers. The outermost container was covered by the pagoda’s base, and, as the structure type evolved, the base became more elaborate, eventually taking the form of a pedestal. These pedestals were often decorated and, in later developments, dominated the body of the pagodas they supported. #akarapol #poltravel #aklmiscellaneous #stupa #reisende https://www.instagram.com/p/CSzH9LrJMr2/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Phra Achana image is also known as the Phra Pood Dai, which translates to “the speaking Buddha”. During the rule of King Naresuan in the second half of the 16th century many wars were fought with the Burmese. According to legend at one time before a battle the King wanted to boost the morale of his troops. On his orders one of his soldiers climbed the narrow stairway in the mondop enshrining the Buddha image, unnoticed by the other soldiers and delivered a speech to the troops. The acoustics of the small space and the fact that the speaker could not be seen made the soldiers believe it was the image of the Buddha speaking to them. Another version of the story tells the Burmese armies fled in fear upon approaching the image.#akarapol #poltravel #aklmiscellaneous #sukothai #reisende https://www.instagram.com/p/CSwWzWLJ1d6/?utm_medium=tumblr

Reclining or Nirvana Buddha The reclining or sleeping pose of Buddha is one of the most poignant ones; it depicts the last moments of Gautam Buddha’s mortal life before he achieved Nirvana or freedom from the cycle of rebirth. However, it is not meant to induce gloom; in fact, the reclining Buddha is supposed to be an encouragement to people for seeking internal harmony. #akarapol #aklmiscellaneous #poltravel #recliningbuddha #tourist https://www.instagram.com/p/CSt1zomJyVo/?utm_medium=tumblr

Nam phrik is a type of Thai spicy chili sauce typical of Thai cuisine. Usual ingredients for nam phrik type sauces are fresh or dry chilies, garlic, shallots, lime juice and often some kind of fish or shrimp paste. In the traditional way of preparing these sauces, the ingredients are pounded together using a mortar and pestle, with either salt or fish sauce added to taste. #akarapol #aklmiscellaneous #namprik #thaifood https://www.instagram.com/p/CSrUhFaJSDf/?utm_medium=tumblr