Traditional Thai cuisine loosely falls into four categories: tom (boiled dishes), yam (spicy salads), tam (pounded foods), and kaeng (curries).

While Ricker cited the difficulties in running the business during a global pandemic as a primary reason for closing, he also described the last five years as being increasingly challenging to maintain a high level of hospitality.

1. Pad Thai: Stir-fried noodles. An iconic Thai dish, Pad Thai is usually made with flat rice noodles, combined with seafood (or chicken or pork), egg, sauces and vegetables such as bean sprouts and shallots, served with a sprinkle of fresh herbs, chilli and roasted peanuts (optional).

1. Pad Thai. Among all Thai dishes, the most famous one for foreigners is Padthai. Basically it is fried rice noodles with your choice of shrimps or chicken, mixed with egg, tofu, vegetables and, the secret ingredient, a sauce based on tamarind and palm sugar.