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Thai people refer to steamed rice as “ข้าวสวย” [kâao sǔai] (literal meaing: beautiful rice), uncooked rice as “ข้าวสาร” [kâao sǎan] and soft-boiled rice as “ข้าวต้ม” [kâao tôm].

And yes, that’s right. The meaning of ถนนข้าวสาร [tanǒne kâao sǎan] in Bangkok is “the uncooked rice street.”

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