Wow, oh wow - our heads are blown off by pheasant with green peppercorns, river fish in banana leaf with red curry and some remarkable relishes: rose apple with cashew, cured pork with coconut cream.

BBC: Postcard from Bangkok

In a city brimming with great Thai restaurants, one of the best is another former warehouse space in the neighborhood, Longrain, known for authentic, vivid dishes such as whole red snapper in red curry sauce.

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Have dinner downstairs at Grill 83 and feast on dishes like shrimp and lump crab spring rolls and salmon marinated in a red curry, before debuting your own shocking dance moves at one of the many spots on Beale Street.

BBC: Daily deal: Two nights in Memphis, Tennessee

KaoSarn, a family-run Thai restaurant, is consistently packed with diners who come hungry for its sweet red prawn curry and spiced roast chicken served with sticky rice steamed in a banana leaf.

BBC: Brixton sheds its shady side

Anyone who has seen Indian food being prepared has watched the blending of green and red chilies, black peppercorns and yellow turmeric into a particular curry.

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