- The first boys to be freed from the Thai caves are recovering in hospital.
- They have been asking for food to help them regain their strength.
- The official leading the rescue said that the boys want pad kra pao — a spicy basil rice dish often served with chicken.
The first four boys rescued from the flooded Thai cave network are recovering in hospital — and are hungry for their favourite foods.
At a press conference celebrating the rescue on Sunday night, the official coordinating the rescue gave an update on their condition.
Narongsak Osottanakorn told waiting journalists: "Four boys are okay at the hospital and this morning they already asked for rice with basil."
The particular dish in question is pad kra pao, a fried rice dish which is usually served with chicken:
Relatively little information is available on the condition of the rescued boys, who are being kept in isolation in hospital until they have been cleared to leave.
MORE from Narongsak's press conference: he would also not confirm how many boys the operation today aimed to bring out - I've been told it is four, like Sunday. The boys had asked to eat padkrapao, a chicken dish with sweet basil. #ThamLuang#ThaiCaveRescue
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Their healthy appetites pick up on a theme in letters they wrote to their families outside.
Handwritten notes, brought back before anybody was rescued, included requests for fried chicken and BBQ pork.
As of Monday, the second phase of the rescue was underway.
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