Eating here is a little diffrent amongst the local people. I would take pictures, except it feels like it would be like taking pictures of animals at the zoo - rude and demeaning.
1. They eat with their hands. They usually have half their plate with sticky rice and half the plate with their "dish" of veggies and/or meat and there are many types. They scoop a little of each together and make a ball in in their fingers. Then they either lift the plate to their chest or lean over the dish and scoop the ball into their mouth. They use one hand to eat and the other they keep clean to hold the plate or get a drink.
2. They eat rather fast. Then, they will have tea afterward to talk about the day.
3. They drink from a communal pitcher or pop bottle. They never touch their lips to these. They sit up straight, tilt their head back, and then pour the drink into their mouth and then return the container to the middle of the table.
4. Being next to India, they like curry. Like Thailand, they like chili, also.
Namaste from The Roof of the World
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