The purposes of this research were to investigate the types of local foods of Praknamdaeng Community The potential of local wisdom of the community’s traditional foods in the aspect of raw material resources production process commercial production wisdom transfer in Praknamdaeng Community and Study knowledge of food ingredients method traditional food in Praknamdaeng Community. This research design was survey research conducted by in-depth interviews with 12 local food experts who have lived in six villages of Praknamdaeng Community. Two people per village were purposively selected. The research tools were interview forms a tape recorder and a camera. The data were analyzed by mean percentage and rating scales. The study revealed that 1. There are 132 types of local foods were found and classified into three groups namely main dish dessert as well as preserved and processed foods. 2. As for the potential in raw material resources two types of traditional foods were at a high level and in the aspect of the potential in production process all kinds of the foods were also at a high level preserved and processed foods .From the result of wisdom transfer all types of the foods were at a moderate level 3. As a result of the collection of the knowledge of food ingredients and cooking methods the commonly used meat to cook main dishes were found in the local areas and Meats such as Thai fish tilapia mullet sea catfish snapper mackerel shrimp shrimp shrimp crab sea crab etc. Vegetables such as vegetables vegetables sprout etc. Most sweeteners use coconut milk coconut sugar and sugar. Food preservation and food processing will use raw materials such as fish shrimp and use salt as an ingredient in preserving such as drying preserving by using salt etc. In addition the traditional cooking methods of the local in Praknamdaeng Community most of the red curry dishes are made from curry with local vegetables are used in the local cooking such as hot and sour soup with phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum) hot and sour soup with cha-kram (seablite) hot and sour soup with phak plang (Bacella alba Linn.) hot and sour soup with sano (Sesbania javanica Mig.) flower kaeng liang (spicy herb soup) with phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum) kaeng oom (dill soup) with nam pung do. Nowadays the ready-made curry paste which is available in the market is normally used. If any vegetables used were bitter salty or astringent they would be boiled before cooking. Most of the desserts such as khanom tom (Thai coconut munchkins) khuay buat chi (banana in sweet coconut milk) buat fak thong (pumpkin in sweet coconut milk) soft sweet sticky rice pudding with young coconut meat and tapioca pearl pudding with young coconut meat.There is no easy way to do that. Food preservation and processing were sun-dried fish and deep-fried marinated fish

This research aims to study the properties of local plants Phraek Nam Daeng community for the development of a herbal drink and development drink herbal tea. Local plants used in the study was Khlu (Pluchea indica (L.) Less). The leaves Khlu tested phytochemical composition antioxidant testing by testing their ability to reduce the amount of chemicals 11-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) tests the amount of phenol used Folin-Ciocalteus reagent nutritional analysis and the amount of cellulose and developed the herbal drink tea. The research found that 1. Phytochemical composition of Khlu leaf is mainly flavonoids and tannins anthracnones. 2. Extracted from the leaf extract with methanol showed the ability to reduce the amount of substance 11-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) was the most abundant. Fresh leaves dried leaves and dried leaves were 30 days values at 131.23 ± 1.42 127.55 ± 1.03 and 125.90 ± 1.28 μg / ml respectively. 3. Extracts from the leaf extract with methanol showed the highest phenolic content as follows: fresh leaves dried leaves and dried leaves for 30 days were 84.91 ± 0.54 82.44 ± 1.09 and 81.01 ± 1.25 mg GAE / g dw respectively. 4. The optimal conditions for the process of making Khlu tea is a temperature of 70 °C for 7 hours. The score of sensory evaluation in terms of appearance color aroma flavor (astringent) and overall were 7.37 ± 1.22 7.23 ± 1.16 6.97. ± 1.30 7.00 ± 1.14 and 7.63 ± 1.10 respectively.

The purposes of this research were 1) to study organic rice production of Praknamdaeng Community Amphawa Samutsongkhram 2) to investigate explicit knowledge of organic rice plantation in Praknamdaeng Community and 3) to discover guidelines on promotion to grow organic rice for food security of Praknamdaeng Community. The population groups were agricultural government officials and Praknamdaeng’s farmers. The research tool was interview analyzed by content analysis. The results revealed as follows: 1) According to organic rice production of Praknamdaeng Community there were 288 hectares (1800 rais in Thai) rice-growing areas and 90 farmers’ families in villages 2 3 4 and 6. The land was full of clay not flooded and in the downstream irrigation area. The weather was humid because it was near the sea. There were many different types of rice varieties grown in Praknamdaeng Community namely; Khao Leuang Patew Chumphon Pathumthani fragrant rice RD 31 Suphan Buri 1 RD 59 RD 47 Sangyod Maung Phatthalung rice Aromatic Black (Hom–nin) rice and Riceberry rice. Rice farming process was mostly taught by villages’ ancestors or experts through learning by doing and working together. The problem of traditional rice growing was soil degradation. The organic rice cultivation in Praknamdaeng Community began in 2005. Khao Leuang Patew Chumphon the loca rice was highly grown. Nowadays 70 percentage of the land was full of GAP organic rice production. The biggest problem for the farmers in the community was drought. 2) As for the appropriate knowledge of organic rice production in Praknamdaeng Community the rice farming processes between traditional and organic rice growing were not different. In the case of organic rice production bio-chemicals were used as herbicides and pesticides but the amount of chemical substances was reduced and only used in a short period for safe. 3) Due to guidelines on promotion to grow organic rice for food security of Praknamdaeng Community there were some guidelines for the 2 groups: farmers and community. The guidelines for the farmers were 1) the pursuit of knowledge or transfer of knowledge to the farmers 2) establishing the learning center of organic rice production in the community by chemical-free cultivation 3) providing organic rice paddy demonstration plot for learning 4) preparing the local people to understand and be volunteers for organic rice cultivation 5) developing farmer organization and 6) promoting comprehensive marketing. The guidelines for the community were 1) in the aspect of the quality of life organic rice consumption has to be promoted for the local people and for food security in the future 2) in the aspect of promotion of farmer career organic rice products can be more value-added make pride and more money for the community 3) systematic community enterprise management 4) support for the networks of producers food processing and distribution of organic rice among other communities and provinces. In the aspect of food security the farmers firstly focus on farmer career stability because they consider it as one of the important careers to produce food to the society. Moreover standard qualified products and suitable demand and supply are included.

The purposes of this research were to investigate the types of local foods of Praknamdaeng Community and the potential of local wisdom of the community’s traditional foods in the aspect of raw material resources production process commercial production wisdom transfer to collect the knowledge of food ingredients and cooking methods and to study nutritive values of 15 recipes (using INMUCAL-Nutrients program) in Praknamdaeng Community Amphawa Samutsongkhram. This research was conducted by in-depth interviews with 12 local food experts who have lived in six villages of Praknamdaeng Community. Two people per village were purposively selected. The research tools were interview forms a tape recorder and a camera. The data were analyzed by mean percentage and rating scales. The study revealed that 132 types of local foods were found and classified into three groups namely main dish (75%) dessert (15.15%) as well as preserved and processed foods (9.85%). As for the potential in raw material resources all types of traditional foods were at a high level (100%) and in the aspect of the potential in production process all kinds of the foods were also at a high level namely main dish (93.94%) preserved and processed foods (84.62%) and dessert (80%). Furthermore the potential in preserved and processed food’s commercial production was at a high level (53.85%) whereas the potential in dessert’s commercial production was at a moderate level (40%) and the potential in main dish was at a low level (52.53%). From the result of wisdom transfer all types of the foods were at a moderate level including dessert (100%) preserved and processed foods (100%) and main dish (67.67%). As a result of the collection of the knowledge of food ingredients and cooking methods the commonly used meat to cook main dishes were found in the local areas and consisted of cuttle fish tilapia long-whiskered catfish mullet sea catfish sea bass rock cod mackerel bream white bait nile tilapia shakehead fish giant tiger prawn banana shrimp jinga shrimp sea crab and salt mardi crab. Moreover the vegetable ingredients were phak plang (Bacella alba Linn.) cha-kram (seablite) luk sam sip (Asparagus race mosus willd) phak bia (rose moss) nam pung do (Azima sarmentosa Benth) and phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum). Most dessert ingredients were coconut milk palm sugar and granulated sugar whereas the ingredients of preserved and processed foods were fishes shrimps and salt which were used to preserve foods; for example drying salting etc. In addition the findings showed that the main dishes’ cooking methods of six villages were curries with local vegetables including hot and sour soup with phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum) hot and sour soup with cha-kram (seablite) hot and sour soup with phak plang (Bacella alba Linn.) hot and sour soup with tua tob tab (Derris trifoliate Lour.) hot and sour soup with yod prong thalee (queen sago leaf) hot and sour soup with sano (Sesbania javanica Mig.) flower kaeng liang (spicy herb soup) with phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum) kaeng oom (dill soup) with nam pung do leaf and red curry with Nipa palm’s fruit. Nowadays the ready-made curry paste which is available in the market is normally used. If any vegetables used were bitter salty or astringent they would be boiled before cooking. Most of the desserts were boiled ones such as khanom tom (Thai coconut munchkins) khuay buat chi (banana in sweet coconut milk) buat fak thong (pumpkin in sweet coconut milk) green beans in light syrup soft sweet sticky rice pudding with young coconut meat and tapioca pearl pudding with young coconut meat. Due to lots of fishes all year-round most of the favorite preserved and processed foods in the community were sun-dried fish and deep-fried marinated fish. Due to study the nutritive values of 15 recipes of local foods of Praknamdaeng Community it was found that cha-kram red curry with cockle provided highest energy (2578.59 kcal) highest fat (196.29 g) highest iron (74.35 mg.) highest Vitamin B1 (0.70 mg) and highest Vitamin B2 (2.76 mg) respectively. Cha-kram Jam provided highest carbohydrate (347.76 g). Steamed tilapia curry in banana leaves with cha-kram provided highest protein (135.15 g) highest Vitamin C (65.65 mg) and highest Niacin (24.73 mg) respectively. Nam Pung Do scrambled egg provided highest Vitamin A (736 µg RE). According to sensory evaluation test on appearance color odor taste texture and preference of 15 recipes of Praknamdaeng’s local foods the result of taster acceptability test indicated that they highly liked every aspect of 13 recipes while steamed tilapia curry in banana leaves with cha-kram and Cha-kram Jam were accepted between a moderate level and a high level.

The purposes of this research were to investigate the types of local foods of Praknamdaeng Community and the potential of local wisdom of the community’s traditional foods in the aspect of raw material resources production process commercial production wisdom transfer as well as to collect the knowledge of food ingredients and cooking methods in Praknamdaeng Community Amphawa Samutsongkhram. This research was conducted by in-depth interviews with 12 local food experts who have lived in six villages of Praknamdaeng Community. Two people per village were purposively selected. The research tools were interview forms a tape recorder and a camera. The data were analyzed by mean percentage and rating scales. The study revealed that 132 types of local foods were found and classified into three groups namely main dish (75%) dessert (15.15%) as well as preserved and processed foods (9.85%). As for the potential in raw material resources two types of traditional foods were at a high level (100%) and in the aspect of the potential in production process all kinds of the foods were also at a high level preserved and processed foods (84.62%) and dessert (80%) and main dish was at a moderate level (54.55%) Furthermore the potential in preserved and processed food’s commercial production was at a high level (53.85%) whereas the potential in dessert’s commercial production was at a moderate level (45%) and the potential in main dish was at a low level (59.60%). From the result of wisdom transfer all types of the foods were at a moderate level including dessert (100%) preserved and processed foods (100%) and main dish (67.67%). As a result of the collection of the knowledge of food ingredients and cooking methods the commonly used meat to cook main dishes were found in the local areas and consisted of cuttle fish tilapia long-whiskered catfish mullet sea catfish sea bass rock cod mackerel bream white bait nile tilapia shakehead fish giant tiger prawn banana shrimp jinga shrimp sea crab and salt mardi crab. Moreover the vegetable ingredients were phak plang (Bacella alba Linn.) cha-kram (seablite) luk sam sip (Asparagus race mosus willd) phak bia (rose moss) nam pung do (Azima sarmentosa Benth) and phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum). Most dessert ingredients were coconut milk palm sugar and granulated sugar whereas the ingredients of preserved and processed foods were fishes shrimps and salt which were used to preserve foods; for example drying salting etc. In addition the findings showed that the main dishes’ cooking methods of six villages were curries with local vegetables including hot and sour soup with phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum) hot and sour soup with cha-kram (seablite) hot and sour soup with phak plang (Bacella alba Linn.) hot and sour soup with tua tob tab (Derris trifoliate Lour.) hot and sour soup with yod prong thalee (queen sago leaf) hot and sour soup with sano (Sesbania javanica Mig.) flower kaeng liang (spicy herb soup) with phak kom hin (Trianthema portulacastrum) kaeng oom (dill soup) with nam pung do leaf and red curry with Nipa palm’s fruit. Nowadays the ready-made curry paste which is available in the market is normally used. If any vegetables used were bitter salty or astringent they would be boiled before cooking. Most of the desserts were boiled ones such as khanom tom (Thai coconut munchkins) khuay buat chi (banana in sweet coconut milk) buat fak thong (pumpkin in sweet coconut milk) green beans in light syrup soft sweet sticky rice pudding with young coconut meat and tapioca pearl pudding with young coconut meat. Due to lots of fishes all year-round most of the favorite preserved and processed foods in the community were sun-dried fish and deep-fried marinated fish.