“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of the recently legalised leaf.
This month, after Thailand de-listed cannabis as a narcotic, the restaurant at Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital in Prachin Buri began serving its own happy meals, enabling state-authorized companies to cultivate the herb.
“The leaves of cannabis, when inserted in diet or even a small quantity… It will allow the patient to heal from the disease more rapidly,’ said Pakakrong Kwankao, project leader
“The cannabis leaf can improve appetite and make people sleep well, and also be in a mood, in a good mood.”
“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of the recently legalised leaf.
This month, after Thailand de-listed cannabis as a narcotic, the restaurant at Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital in Prachin Buri began serving its own happy meals, enabling state-authorized companies to cultivate the herb.
“The leaves of cannabis, when inserted in diet or even a small quantity… It will allow the patient to heal from the disease more rapidly,’ said Pakakrong Kwankao, project leader
“The cannabis leaf can improve appetite and make people sleep well, and also be in a mood, in a good mood.”
In Thailand, the hospital is known as a pioneer for researching marijuana and its potential to alleviate pain and tiredness.
Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize cannabis for medical use in 2017, and has opened several medical marijuana clinics since then.
The restaurant serves a tasty pork broth, deep-fried bread topped with pork and marijuana leaves, and a crispy salad.
“I’ve never taken cannabis before, it feels weird but it’s delicious,” said diner Ketsirin Boonsiri, adding it was “quite strange”.
Nattanon Naranan said the taste of the cannabis leaves was similar to everyday vegetables, but the after-effects were quite different.
“It makes my throat dry and I crave sweets,” she said.
“We plan to add more (cannabis) to Thai dishes that are already well known, such as green curry soup, to boost the popularity of these dishes even more,” Kanokwan said.
“I’ve never taken cannabis before, it feels weird but it’s delicious,” said diner Ketsirin Boonsiri, adding it was “quite strange”.
Nattanon Naranan said the taste of the cannabis leaves was similar to everyday vegetables, but the after-effects were quite different.
“It makes my throat dry and I crave sweets,” she said.
“We plan to add more (cannabis) to Thai dishes that are already well known, such as green curry soup, to boost the popularity of these dishes even more,” Kanokwan said.
