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Cuisine Focus: Thai food

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It's all about the ingredients and resulting tastes when it comes to Thai food, and these cuisine ambassadors are showing us how it's done properly Meet the Experts - Aphichat Amatmontri, chef de cuisine, Pai Thai, Al Qasr Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah - Peter Boripat, chef de cuisine, Sontaya, The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi - Nok Hayataphat, manager, Thai Chi, Pyramids Wafi, Dubai - Supachai Tontsoontern, Thai executive chef, Sukhothai, Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Do you think Thai cuisine is popular in this region? Aphichat Amatmontri, chef de cuisine, Pai Thai, Al Qasr Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah: Yes, I know from the number of covers we do that Thai food is very popular in the region. This is ...

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Using Lemon Grass in Food Preparation

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If you are planning to cook Thai food, you should discover lemongrass. If you're planning to start out preparing this sort of food in your own personal kitchen, you need to discover ways to handle this crucial ingredient. The initial thing you'll have to do is to go to the Thai or Asian super market in your town to buy it. You typically find lemongrass inside the section along with other kinds of fresh produce. You can find typically several stalks in each group. You should keep away from lemongrass stalks that seem as if they are ready to unravel and are too loose. You need to also steer clear of stalks that are brownish and ...

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Barbecue Thai Style Bananas. Bring A Bit Of Tropicana To Your Barbecue

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Traditional Thai food is cooked on an open charcoal stove and meat and chicken are frequently barbecued. The Thai people rarely end a meal with an elaborate dessert but with the abundance of bananas in Thailand, the wide range of Thai dishes that include bananas, and their method of cooking, it's no wonder that a favourite dessert is barbecued Thai style bananas. Once you've tried Thai style bananas it'll become a firm favourite. It looks great and tastes even better, and the children love it. From a health point of view, bananas contain high levels of natural sugars which are a better source of energy than foods that contain refined sugar. Bananas contain a good amount ...

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The History of Thai Food

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Thai food is famous all over the world. Whether chilli-hot or comparatively bland, harmony and contrast are the guiding principles behind each dish. Thai cuisine is essentially a marriage of centuries-old Eastern and Western influences harmoniously combined into something uniquely Thai. Characteristics of Thai food depend on who cooks it, for whom it is cooked, for what occasion, and where it is cooked. Dishes can be refined and adjusted to suit all tastes. The 'Tai' people migrated from valley settlements in the mountainous region of Southwest China (now Yunnan province) between the sixth and thirteenth centuries, into what is now known as Thailand, Laos, the Shan States of upper Burma, and northwest Vietnam. Influenced by Chinese ...

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Thai BBQ or Barbeque Chicken Recipes

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What makes Thai BBQ chicken recipes so delicious? It is all the wonderful and unique spices and ingredients that are used to deliver a flavor that are taste buds enjoy. These recipes are wonderful and give us a new view of how we look at barbeque sauces. You will learn once you begin to try other countries bbq recipes that many spices and ingredients can make delectable sauces that everyone will love. This first Thai BBQ chicken recipe will give you an idea of all the different items that make your own barbeque sauce liven up the dinner table. You will need 16 ounces of cubed chicken, 2 tablespoons of curry powder, 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt, ...

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Thai Food Culture

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Thai Food Culture: Thai food is renowned all around the globe for its distinctive flavours, which are a mix of spicy and sour taste. Each area of Thailand has its own culinary specialities. These distinctive areas of Thai food tastes are Northern Thailand, Central Thailand, Northeast Thailand and Southern Thailand. Thai Rice: Rice is the standard accompaniment of eating Thai food. It is consumed with the majority of Thai dishes. The words "to eat" in Thai are "Kin Khao", which means "to eat rice". There are various different varieties of Rice available. The normal steamed rice is "Khao Suey". The famous sticky rice comes from the “Isan area” (northeast Thailand) and is called "Khao Nio". Thai ...

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Delectable Thai Cuisine

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Thai cuisine as we know it today traces its history back into the far past and has undergone numerous changes and adaptations. It nevertheless retains its distinctiveness which makes Thai food highly popular among connoisseurs of fine dining the world over. Thai food will certainly bring an even wider appreciation of its many delights. Like the word “Thai” (which means free), Thai cooks are never rigid in their approach. So be flexible in your interpretation of the recipes, particularly when you are not always able to find every ingredient. This food combines the best of several Eastern cuisines: the oriental bite of Szechuan Chinese, the tropical flavor of Malaysian, the creamy coconut sauces of southern Indian ...

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Thai Street Food

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Thai food’s popularity is down to its amazing flavours and frankly there is no better place to get a taste of Thai cuisine than on a trip to the land of smiles. From the smallest street cart to the highest priced most expensive restaurant, Thai food is generally amazing. Thai Street Food No matter where you go in Thailand there is a huge orientation on food. In fact one of the country’s general greetings that you will often hear is Gin khao ru yang?" (Have you eaten?), showcasing the orientation on good food. Thai street food is available on every corner – serving everything from Noodles to fruit and everything in between. The flavours of Thai food are ...

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Spring Roll Recipe: Spring Rolls From Different Places

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Have you ever gone out to eat at a local Asian restaurant and ordered Spring Rolls? Where did you order them? A Thai restaurant? A Chinese restaruant? Spring Rolls are made all over the Asian world and are called different things in different places but, the one thing that remains constant no matter where Spring Rolls are made is that they are all delicious! In this article we will look at some interesting spring roll facts. Now in most Chinese restaurants the you have been in they make egg rolls and are considered to be spring rolls that are sweet and filled with a sweet red bean paste and come from the Eastern and Northern regions ...

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Delicious Raw Food Recipes Using The Freshest Live Raw Food

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Raw Hummus 1 cup chick pea sprouts (sprouted overnight) Juice of 1 lemon or lime (I prefer lime) 2 tbsp. fresh orange juice 1 clove garlic 2 tbsp. raw tahini Simply Delicious Raw Food Recipes Optional seasonings: ground cumin, spike or sea salt to taste, chives, paprika, cayenne pepper. Blend all of the ingredients. Add water to thin to desired consistency.?Very delicious spread on leafy greens or red bell pepper strips or celery. Enjoy! Cauliflower Sushi Rolls Simply Delicious Raw Food Recipes Ingredients: Cauliflower "Rice" half a head of cauliflower 2 diced spring onions 1/4 cup pine nuts 1 tsp tamari sauce juice of 1/2 lemon Sushi Assembly 1/4 ripe avocado sliced handful of sprouts greens of your choice Directions: Pulse cauliflower until rice-like. Add the rest of ingredients and pulse again until combined. Taste for salt and add tamari sauce ...

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