In our listings, you will often notice that we make a point to mention whether a property has a European or Western kitchen, or Thai kitchen or sometimes no kitchen at all.
A Thai kitchen differs from a Western kitchen in that it is located under a shelter of some sort, but outside the main living area. There are two reasons for this:
1) Thais love to cook with hot peppers, and this can cause a mist to rise from the cooking area similar to the pepper spray used for self defense. It can be a bit uncomfortable and cause your eyes to sting and make you cough. For this reason, it's better to cook traditional Thai food in the open air, with just a roof to keep out the rain and sun.
2) Cooking indoors can be uncomfortably hot and it saves on air con bills if it is done outside.
If a home does not come equipped with a built-in kitchen, one can be installed starting at about 50,000 THB and up, depending on how elaborate you wish it to be.
A cheaper method is to use a "portable" kitchen, like the one shown below.
A Thai kitchen differs from a Western kitchen in that it is located under a shelter of some sort, but outside the main living area. There are two reasons for this:
1) Thais love to cook with hot peppers, and this can cause a mist to rise from the cooking area similar to the pepper spray used for self defense. It can be a bit uncomfortable and cause your eyes to sting and make you cough. For this reason, it's better to cook traditional Thai food in the open air, with just a roof to keep out the rain and sun.
2) Cooking indoors can be uncomfortably hot and it saves on air con bills if it is done outside.
If a home does not come equipped with a built-in kitchen, one can be installed starting at about 50,000 THB and up, depending on how elaborate you wish it to be.
A cheaper method is to use a "portable" kitchen, like the one shown below.
This type of kitchen is made of anodized aluminium and stainless steel. It's not attached to the wall but merely hooked up to the plumbing. A kitchen like this will cost you about 18,000 THB. You can get very simple kitchens with a plain finish for as little as 3,000 THB. [Currency Converter]
A portable kitchen like this is also handy if you are renting and the unit you are leasing doesn't have a kitchen, which is sometimes the case. It makes sense to buy your own kitchen and just move it with you if you decide to buy a home later on.
You may have noticed that there is sparse use of wood furniture in Thailand. This is to preserve the forests, especially since historically the great teak forests of the kingdom have been over-harvested. Even the fence posts and utility poles in Thailand are made of concrete, not wood, to protect this precious natural resource for future generations.
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