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The Royal Thai Consulate and Starwood Hotels in Shanghai Present a Month-long Thai Food Festival With Two Award Winning Thai Chefs From September 10th - October 12th

SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts is excited to provide Thai gourmet lovers an excellent opportunity to broaden their culinary experience through a month-long Thai Food Festival from September 10th to October 12th at various Starwood hotels in Shanghai, including: St. Regis Hotel, Shanghai, the Westin Bund Center Shanghai, Le Royal Meridien Shanghai, Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai Daning, Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai Pudong and Le Meridien She Shan Shanghai.

The festival is supported by the Royal Thai Consulate as a post event of the main Thai Festival to be held at Super Brand Mall during September 7th-9th. The extensive network of the six Starwood hotels in Shanghai allows residents an easy access to experience quality Thai food from two award-wining guest chefs - Mr. Wannapan and Ms. Punggarroenkijkul, both the Royal Orchid Sheraton Bangkok. Both chefs will feature some of the finest Royal Thai cuisine and regional cuisines of the northern, northeast, southern and central Thailand respectively in all six participating hotels:

September 10th-16th The Westin Bund Center Shanghai

Tel: 6335 1888

September 17th-21st Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Daning

Tel: 2602 2222

Four Points by Sheraton Shanghai, Pudong

Tel: 5089 9999

September 22nd-23rd Le Meridien She Shan Shanghai

Tel: 5779 9999

September 24th-30th Le Royal Meridien Shanghai

Tel: 3318 9999

September 5th-12th St Regis Hotel, Shanghai

Tel: 5050 4657

"This is the first time we have pulled our Shanghai hotels together to work with a foreign consulate to bring authentic tastes and memorable dining experiences to our guests, and we are very excited about it," says Mr James Ramage, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing for Starwood Greater China.

About Thai Food

Thai food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world. Whether mild or spicy, sweet or sour, the tantalizing aromas of the cuisine are part of the fascinating cultural life of Thailand.

The central region prefers hot, salty, sweet and sour flavors. Thai Jasmine rice is the most popular ingredient usually served with different types of chili pastes and soups, including Tom Yam Kung (prawn soup with lemon grass) - Thailand’s most famous soup.

People in the North love food that is mild or hot, salty and sour, but never sweet. Sticky rice is served with boiled vegetables, nam phrik oong (chilli paste with minced pork and tomatoes) and soups or curries.

Food in the Northeast is fiery hot, salty and sour. People use a lot of condiments but no many spices. Their favorite dishes include papaya salad, sour chopped meat salad or sour minced meat salad.

Southerners like their food chili-hot, salty and sour-tasting. They are also fond of the bitter taste imparted by a flat, native bean called sataw. Curries of the South are popular and made with a lot of spices and condiments. Fish and seafood are the main ingredients, usually coated with a mixture of turmeric and various herbs and spices.

The Royal Thai cuisine is renowned for its authentic taste. It is not as fiery as most of the other regions, while maintaining all the subtle flavors of authentic Thai cuisine. All the ingredients used in the dishes, including the herbs, cherries and rice, are cooked in the most traditional Thai way to ensure an unforgettable tropical taste.

Though each region has its own distinctive cuisine styles and flavors, the major portion of Thai food is however described as being tasty and chili hot. The use of herbs and spices not only provides flavor but also benefits our health.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 890 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood(R) Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), W(R), Westin(R), Le Méridien(R), Sheraton(R), Four Points(R) by Sheraton, AloftSM, and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit http://www.starwoodhotels.com .

Source: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.
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