Poultry in Motion

Besides elephants, chickens could be considered a national symbol of Thailand. You can find real chickens prancing around on Buddhist temple grounds and even on some city streets. Furthermore, cockfighting has long been a form of popular entertainment and roosters are a traditional Thai motif that can be found on ceramic bowls, in the form of offerings at sacred shrines, and even printed on stickers. And poultry is one of the main staples in the Thai diet. Once you've eaten gai yang (grilled chicken) with sticky rice or chicken satay on the streets of Bangkok, you'll see why these feathery friends are so popular here.