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With each sip and bite, our adventurer learns the importance of food in Thai culture. The greeting “Have you eaten yet?” encapsulates this ideation, where one's wellbeing is inextricably linked to shared meals. Regional variations of culinary practices are an integral part of continuing this heritage, as witnessed in the method of consuming raw blood soup or fried pig's brain—dishes that paint a picture of a rich, albeit challenging, gastronomic landscape.