such as the Kangkhalok Museum: this
is a museum filled with a display of
over 2,000 pieces of special ceramic pots
that were brought in from a number of
local and international locations. The
Sawankhaworanayok National Museum
is also an interesting place to visit. Across
its two floors, the museum displays
sculptures and different collections
of ancient artifacts from a number of
different periods of Sukhothai’s history.
Once you’re out of breath from the
cycle ride and the scenery, you can rent
a motorbike and travel back to the new
city to experience the local lifestyle and
make your way to the fresh market. Tasty
local foods of all flavours and textures
await you there: Khanom Kliao is one of
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them, made of wheat flour and egg, it
is seasoned with salt and pepper before
being twisted into a spiral form to make
an elongated snack. Deep frying ensues
and sugar is then added to provide a
balance. Another similar and popular
recipe is the butter baked banana
snack, which is confectioned by using a
horizontally sliced banana which is left
to dry for half a day. It is then seasoned
before deep frying and adding sugar.
Sesame seeds top it off, giving it a great
touch. Something worth trying t