It is not only the biggest fear of people who want to try Thai cuisine, it is also the biggest misunderstanding about Thai food: it is too spicy. Of course Thai food is often spicy, dishes from the northeast of Thailand are very spicy, but Thai cuisine has not gained worldwide fame because of the spicy food, but because of its versatility.
Sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and occasionally bitter, there is always something for everyone. The flavours are not always divided between the dishes, the wonderful thing is that they often appear together in one and the same dish.
D this variety has arrived blowing in from the corners of the world around Thailand. For example, soy products and (rice) noodles originate from China, the coconut-flavoured curries from India, and the coconut-flavoured curries from Sumatra and Cambodia.