The Incredible Story of Thailand's Portuguese

Now I am sure, the Portuguese were the people who most influenced the world.

A Thai here! A lot of our desserts are actually of Portuguese origins/influence, especially ones made with egg yolk and sugar, often with "thong" (gold) in their names (eg. "Foi Thong" originating from "Fios de ovos")

Im from northern Malaysia..and lots of thai food also influenced us...indirectly...the Portuguese influenced us too 😊

I'm Portuguese and love Thailand, it's my second home where I have lived and visited many times in the past 13 years. It's lovely to still see this strong connection after like 500 years when Portugal, the first European nation, made contact with the Kingdom of Ayutthaya.

Awesome video! I have Portuguese ancestry, and I’m always impressed with the willingness of the Portuguese to intermarry and integrate into local communities.

The Portuguese heritage in Friendship, Biology and Traditions. Thank you very much, love and a big hug. We are together!

Portuguese here. Very proud of my country and its history. I hope some day i can visit that neighbourhood and taste it's delicacies.

I am Portuguese Canadian, There is so much to learn of Portuguese history around the world, I met someone once from Bangladesh and they shared amazing stories that I had no idea the extent of the Portuguese culture.

I am Portuguese and I can say with some degree of confidence these dishes look like the ones my grandma made, so ... I'm pretty impressed. I guess I have to go to Thailand soon

Hey im Thais, that kingdom maybe destroyed but our love for Portugal and Portugese are eternal :thanksdoc:

My maternal grandmother (who is from the Azores) would be proud to find this video out

Portuguese are the original Templars and they still are. No one expanded more Christianity than Portugal!

I can see the traces of Portuguese Heritage in the faces of the people especially in the woman interviewed

I'm an authentic Portuguese and Just yesterday I cooked that chickendish with spaghetti.It's delicious and very easy to make.Step 1(4 people),cover the bottom of a recipient with olive oil,2 teaspoons of paprika powder,add 1 teaspoon of black pepper,add 2 bayleaves and some salt(taste it),dice up finely half an onion and 1 clove of garlic.put it on a small fire,glaze the onion an garlic,dice up 2 large chickenbreasts and sear the chicken,when the chicken seared add 1 glass of dry white wine,and a pint of water,let cook for half an hour if necessary add some water,if it has reduced too much,keep tasting and and keep seasoning,when the chicken is nearly cooked add the pasta and let it cook,when ready correct the seasoning ,with salt and pepper,there must still be enough sauce to cook the pasta,near the end the sauce will have thickened keep adding water and a bit of wine there must be still enough sauce to fill the bottom of the plates,enjoy,next time do the same but with rice !!cheers!!

Wow...😮interesting to see the Portuguese influences around the world 🌎 I love eggy sweets 😋

We also make a similar portuguese dessert called toucinho do ceu containing almonds.

The word bread (Kanom Pang) in Thai comes from "pão" in Portuguese. Breads in Southeast Asia tends to be soft and sweet because the influence of Portuguese pastries, except for French colonial countries such as Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam that favor Baguette.

I know from school that Portuguese is the very first European that arrived and influence us on many dish like Foi Thong, but I never knew that there are still a Portuguese town. Their 23 and Me results would be really diverse.

thanks for coming I lived here since born now am 23 years old but it's kinda sad you didn't see you come here I wish you will come back and see my home again

bom... é um café e um pastel de nata faxavôr!