Thai soccer players eager to eat their favorite foods as they wait to go home

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All 13 -- the dozen boys, who range in age from 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach -- were expected to be discharged from the hospital on Thursday, said Public Health Minister Dr. Piyasakol Sakolsattayatorn, who led the news conference at Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital.

Asked by an off-camera interviewer what they were looking forward to eating, their wish list included slow-cooked pork leg with steamed rice, fried crispy pork, roasted red pork, sushi, steak and KFC.

Public Health Minister Piyasakol gave a prognosis for the boys, and said, "Psychologists have been talking to the kids, with the kids, their mental well-being is good today. Even though they are about to leave in the days ahead ... they aren't as strong as a normal person, they still need to rest and improve their health, and body," he said.

A hospital statement said that as the boys continue to recover, they remain susceptible to infectious disease. To avoid mental stress, they should spend at least the next month only with family and friends, avoiding media encounters that might trigger post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, the statement said.

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1. A few days ago one of the kids said he missed his mother's basil fried rice

All of a sudden I had a basil chicken with sprouts, peppers, water chestnut, baby corn and tiny mushroom caps craving and had to head to my local Thai restaurant for dinner.

Thanks kid.

[jberryhill]

2. I have to say the Thai food in Thailand is really good

It’s like turning up the volume to remind you of why you really like Thai food. Not too many strict Buddhists in this group, though.