Tasteful Thailand Wins Major Gold Award on Global Stage, Celebrating Thai Cuisine Soft Power
The "Tasteful Thailand" documentary series won a Gold award at the prestigious Telly Awards, showcasing Thai cuisine's global appeal through ten episodes featuring Michelin-starred chefs exploring essential cooking ingredients.
The "Tasteful Thailand" documentary series, a collaborative effort by Tencent Video, WeTV, and Sanook, has won a Gold award in the General Documentary category at the 47th Telly Awards, reaffirming Thai cuisine's soft power on the global stage. The Telly Awards is an internationally recognized platform celebrating excellence in media and creative storytelling, with over 14,000 entries competing worldwide this year.
This achievement reflects the power of food storytelling to deeply connect cultures, people, and experiences from diverse nations. It reinforces pride in Thai cuisine as an inspiration that resonates on the world stage.
The "Tasteful Thailand" series takes viewers on a journey through 10 essential ingredients of Thai cooking, guided by ten Michelin-starred and leading Thai chefs. Through their perspectives, cinematic visuals, and compelling narratives, audiences experience the cultural roots, lifestyles, and meanings embedded in every dish.
Beyond celebrating the production team's achievement, this award represents a significant milestone in positioning Thai food as a "world-class culinary heritage" worthy of global recognition and appreciation. The series is now available in full with all 10 episodes on WeTV.
