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Fruit From Thailand
It is said that Thailand is a real paradise for fruit lovers and one can find an incredible variety of fruits all over Thailand. Thailand is abundant in fruits and it serves as one of the most important revenue generators for the country. A great number of fruits can be easily found at the numerous fruit shops, supermarkets and market places. The fruits that are available here are much cheaper when compared to other countries. Sometimes fruit sellers end up offering tourists fruits to taste for free. This practice is more prevalent on beaches where the tourists spend most of their holidays. thai fruit : mango various thai fruits Traditionally, the Thais finish a meal with fruits. Sweeter ...
The Mouth Watering Thai Cuisine
Thai cuisine is fast becoming internationally famous. The food reveals a great deal about the country – its political history, geography and trade. Thailand, as it developed, was influenced by countries like India and China and it’s clearly shown in the food. Yet Thai cuisine, like its people, has maintained its own unique identity. The distinct flavors of Thai cooking come from the local spices and produce: coconut milk, lemongrass, tamarind, ginger, garlic, basil, palm sugar, turmeric, peppers, shallots, spring onions and chili which has become one of the main players in Thai taste and much Thai food is fiery hot. Fish sauce and shrimp paste appear in nearly every recipe as well. Making the taste ...
Tasty Thai Food – Spicy, Salty, and Sour
Food is like a drug. How true is that? This is especially true for me when it comes to Thai food. Once I get started on any Thai dish, I get addicted to more of the same. But hey, there has to be worse addictions that good food right? Some culinary writers describe Thai food as being similar to Chinese food but with a sting. Well, as someone who has lived in Thailand for a number of years now, I think the aromatic, delicious, hot, spicy Thai food is in a class of it’s own, and there is nothing to compare it’s uniqueness with. Another fascinating fact with Thai food is the variety. If I lived ...
Variety Of Thai Food
Snack : These savoury titbits can be eaten alone or as side dishes. Traditional favourites include stuffed dumpling, satay, crisp-fried noodles topped with sweet-and-spicy sauce, and spring rolls. Chilli dips : Usually served with vegetables, meat or fish, chilli dips are very versatile. A dip can be a main dish or side dish, added to a pan of fried rice to flavour it, or drizzled on chips to liven them up. A cook will make up a bowl of dip from whatever is available, including chilies, garlic, onion, shimp paste, sour tamarind etc. thai food snack: chicken saty thai food chilli dips : spicy shrimp paste + fresh vegetables Salads : Thai salads, called yam, are sour, sweet and ...
Healing Power Of Thai Food
Growing interest internationally in the therapeutic value of herbs and spices has also helped popularise Thai cuisine. A large number are indigenous to the country, and many more have long been cultivated here. They have a long tradition of use in medicine, and consequently cooks understand their therapeutic qualities in addition to their flavours. Coriander, in all its forms, is probably the most widely used herb. The fresh leaf is used in countless dishes for its distinctive perfume, the roots are pounded together with garlic and black pepper to form a seasoning, while the seeds are both a seasoning and an ingredients. Basil is another essential, with three kinds being commonly used : the large-leafed sweet basil ...
Thai out some exotic flavours
THE beauty of Thai food is in its contrasts - hot, cool, sour, sweet, crunchy and soft and all with a wonderful citrus tang. If you've ever been on holiday to Thailand, you'll notice there are restaurants and food stalls everywhere you look, filling the air with wonderfully exotic smells. The tropical monsoon climate is responsible for the abundance of fruit and vegetables they can grow, which includes varieties of everything we get in the West and at least 50 per cent more. The country's location means there have been many outside influences on the language, culture, religion and cuisine, all combined to create a style of their own. The Thai diet is very healthy. There are many vegetarians ...
Thai Style Fish Cakes
INGREDIENTS | 400g white fish fillets, skinned | 3tbsp Thai red curry paste (we used Thai Taste) | 1 egg | 2tbsp breadcrumbs | A good dash of fish sauce | 75g fine green beans, topped, tailed and finely chopped | Zest of one lime, plus the juice to serve METHOD 1 Place the fish, curry paste and egg into a food processor and blend to a thick paste. Tip into a mixing bowl and add the breadcrumbs, fish sauce, green beans and lime zest. Mix together thoroughly and form into fish cakes about 2-2.5cm thick. Place on a lined baking tray and cover with cling film. 2 Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to ...
Ainsley Harriott’s WEEKEND BITE
Thai-style mince with fragrant rice There are many lovely flavours associated with Thai food. Here I've taken a classic bolognese and added some of those flavours to create something really special. Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 250g long-grain or Thai fragrant rice 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 onion, halved and sliced 1 garlic clove, chopped 1 red pepper, cored, seeded and roughly chopped 450g turkey or pork mince 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder 175ml chicken stock 2 teaspoons cornflour 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce handful of fresh basil leaves salt and freshly-ground black pepper1Cook ...
Some Thoughts on Thai and American Fusion Approaches to Food
Various fusion approaches to food are more or less well-known, but Thai peanut sauce in America appears to be an interesting example of developing a product to market as authentic which does not correlate for the most part with food in Thailand. Peanuts are used in Thailand in many dishes, but generally in a form different from the products found in America. In America, peanut sauce seems to be a product which has taken on a lot more prominence, like when a flashlight illuminates a relatively small piece of the landscape, in an attempt to symbolize the food of Thailand more generally. Thai food is also widely known for health benefits, and many studies support this ...
Getting Introduced to Thai Food
Are you having a standard American dinner tonight? Bored with chicken, potatoes, salad and pasta? Thinking of Thai food but nah it seems hard to cook? Well, Thai food should be easy and quick to prepare. In Thailand, street food or food vendors are everywhere in a city or small town. There are all kinds of street food, appetizers, noodle soup, curry, desserts, fruits, etc. I would say this is our way of life in Thailand. It is common to find a very good food vendor, even better than a restaurant. Most street vendors in Thailand did not go to a culinary school. How do they make such yummy food? Mostly it is from helping ...
