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Wichian Buri is a small district in southern part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand. It is located along the Pasak River on the East side, 7 km away from the east to Highway 21 (Saraburi - Lomsak). Unlike any other places, with the delicious flavor and unique taste, Grilled chicken of Wichain Buri has become very famous to all the customer.

Background information
Thailand is a country with abundant crops just like the famous saying "There are fish in the waters. There is rice in the fields,” and we know how to make these resources for food. It is a legacy that has been handed down for hundreds of years. Until now, Thailand is widely known about the food throughout the world. Cooking is done in several ways; each method of cooking the taste and look is different for boiled, steamed, or grilled. In the ancient times, our ancestor has raised the chicken for several benefits. We use eggs and meat for cooking, also manure as fertilizer to grow vegetables. Feather will be use for jewelry and shuttlecock for playing. Chicken can be used for cooking in several ways. Each of the dishes taste and look different.

Grilling means cooking by placing the food to be cooked over low heat in a persistent back and forth until it is cooked and crispy outside, soft or dry requires a fairly long time. The food looks delicious. Kai yang (Thai: ไก่ย่าง, lit. meaning "grilled chicken") is a dish originating from the Lao people of Laos and Isan (Thai: ภาคอีสาน, northeastern Thailand), but it is now commonly eaten throughout the whole of Thailand. "

History
At the two sides of Highway 21 (Saraburi – Lomsak Road) between the 122 km post at the T-junction Wichian Buri village number 1, Sra Pradu sub-district, Wichian Buri district, Phetchaboon province, there is a road to the east, with a highway sign saying that Wichian Buri is 7 km. There, you will find shops with abundant of buses and cars parked with a bunch of people, especially on Saturday, Sunday or public holidays. You will see the smoke all over the places with a smell of grilled chicken around the area. The place is called, Wichian Buri T-junction which is quite well known for many people and the grilled chicken here are called Wichian Buri Grilled chicken.

Around the year of 1960-1961, Wichian Buri district had a very extensive territory from Nong Phai down to Srithep, but, most of the area is forest. The main road used for transportation is Chaiwiboon Road (Saraburi-Lomsak Road – Highway 21). The condition of the road is a clay road with a rough surface and a bumpy hole. There are a lot of dust during summer and very muddy during rainy season For those who have to contact officially with the district or trading with the local people has to rely on foot or wagon wheel vehicle will be faster and more convenient than a bus. This makes the Wichian Buri T-junction with the large trees stand tall, sprawling like a large umbrella in the daytime become a stopover for those who make a journey.

Marinated chicken
There are two types of chicken that will be used for grilling; backyard chickens (Kai ban; ไก่บ้าน) and broilers (Kai nuea; ไก่เนื้อ). The chicken will marinate with garlic, fish sauce, salt, pepper, coriander sauces, then put in a plastic bag and freezing it with ice or refrigerated overnight (keeping it chilled) before cooking ,in order to allows more moisture to be absorbed into the chicken meat and get the maximum flavor.

The grilled chicken
To get a very nice and tasty grilled chicken you must be very “patience” because grilling over a low heat on a charcoal flame for a long time, allowing the heat from the fire to spreads out until it cooked, will helps to preserve the sweetness of the chicken. This will make the chicken to become dry and firm. The skin will become very crispy.

The sauce
Grilled chicken sauce recipes of each store will taste similar with mainly sweet, sour, and salty taste. The main ingredients for this sauce are sugar, tamarind, garlic, chili powder, and salt.

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