La Kang Thai Eatery co-owners Nakkarawoot Krueawong (left) and Anthony Valdez are pictured at their Downtown Allentown Market stand in July 2023. ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A taste of Bangkok has come to ...

Thai is now one of the nation’s most popular cuisines, with more than 10,000 restaurants in the US despite Thai people making up about 0.1% of the nation’s overall population.