Sugar-obsessed To The Hilt - Thailand's Rush Up The Diabetes Rankings
Thailand’s Sweet Tooth: When Everything Tastes Like Dessert There’s something suspiciously sweet happening in Thailand and no, we’re not talking about the people. We’re talking about the food. All of it. Your iced coffee? Syrup with caffeine. Your green curry? Sugar with spice. Your salad? Surprise: it’s actually a fruit cocktail with chili flakes (little known fact: salad cream contains up to 25% of sugar!). Welcome to Thailand, where the national food pyramid looks like a pile of sticky rice balanced on a mountain of white sugar. Sweet by Default Thais love sweetness the way Brits love sarcasm: subtly, but obsessively. Sugar isn’t just in desserts; it’s in everything. Fried chicken? Glazed. Pad Thai? Extra spoons of sugar added. Even soups like tom yum often come with a spoonful of sugar for that “why is this spicy AND sweet?” effect. If you order a drink from a street vendor and don’t specify “ mai wan ” (ไม่หวาน – not sweet), you’ll get a beverage so sugary it could dissol...