Green Curry in Phuket Thailand

Centuries before Phuket began attracting sand-and-sea hedonists, it was an important trade center for Arab, Indian, Malay, Chinese, and Portuguese traders. Indian and Arab merchants brought green curry to Ayutthaya, the ancient Thai capital north of Bangkok, in the 14th to 16th centuries, but southern Thailand – especially the island of Phuket – claims its cooks are the masters.