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Royal Thai Embassy awarded local restaurant ‘Thai Emerald’ with the ‘Thai SELECT’ certificate on Thursday.
Makawadee Sumitmor, ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh has handed over the certificate to Mrs Shamima Rahman, managing partner of Thai Emerald as chief guest.
Thai SELECT is a mark of certification awarded by the Ministry of Commerce, the Royal Thai Government to guarantee the authentic Thai taste of Thai food products and Thai restaurants in Thailand and overseas.
Khemathat Archawathamrong, director of Thai Trade Center Dhaka, Mr. Vachirachai Sirisampan, director and Ms Vaishali Sharma, marketing officer of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, New Delhi Office also attended the event among others.
This initiative helps people discover Thailand’s traditional flavours and encourages chefs and restaurants to strive for the highest quality in food, ingredients, and service, Mrs Sumitmor told the programme organised to hand over the certificate.
“Awarded restaurants focus on upholding traditional Thai methods of cooking and aim to include authentic Thai ingredients throughout their menus" she added.