Khantoke Dinner

A couple of weeks ago, we went to a Khantoke Dinner Dance Show with my parents. Khantoke is a Lanna-Thai tradition. At a Khantoke dinner, you sit at a low table and eat from communal containers containing five different dishes: Burmese pork curry, fried chicken, fried vegetables (usually cabbage), pork tomato-chili paste, served with fresh cucumber slices, and pork rinds, which are for dipping into the paste. Along with these dishes, a starter of fried bananas is served, and there is fresh fruit for dessert. While you eat, you get to enjoy northern Thai music and dance. It is a really fun experience, and we enjoyed ourselves very much.