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A Glossary of Typical Thai Dishes – Part I
Planning to eat at a Thai restaurant can be a challenge sometimes, especially the first time one tries Thai food. Looking up dishes on the Internet ahead of time is always a good idea. The Internet is filled with lots of information on both authentic Thai dishes and Thai dishes customized for one's country. So, when choosing your Thai dishes, be aware that they might not be the same as a given description on the Internet. Even authentic Thai recipes for a given dish can be different. This is because it depends on the person who wrote the recipe. The region plays important role. Green curry in the north can be different from green curry ...
A Glossary of Typical Thai Dishes – Part II
Continuing from last week's article, this week's article will focus on seafood and stir-fried dishes and Thai fruits. Certainly the fruits and the seafood are two particular strengths of Thai cuisine, and taken together the articles for both weeks outline enough dishes to help fill many months with a wonderful variety of flavorful and healthy dishes. Seafood Thailand is one of the lucky countries where seafood is abundant. There is a wide variety of seafood to choose from at a reasonable price. While not everyone likes or is used to seafood, there truly is much to choose from and many different flavors and textures, making it quite possible one would find some favorite dishes. Goong Ob Wun Sen: ...
Tips for Cooking Authentic Thai Food
Like Thai Food? Love to cook? Perhaps your first attempt did not turn out like in the picture or taste like at the restaurant. Well, do not give up on cooking Thai food. Some Thai dishes may seem difficult because of a long list of ingredients and instructions. Thai cooking is all about ingredients and preparation. In Thailand, frozen or canned food is not very common. Thais love fresh ingredients. Thailand is one of the lucky countries in the world that has abundant vegetables, exotic fruit, seafood, etc. There is a well-known verse in Thailand describing abundant food resources: "Nai Nam Mee Pla Nai Na Mee Khao" which means "In river, there is fish, in ...
Thai Dinner for Two
Do you have an anniversary, birthday, or other special day with your significant other coming up? Try a romantic Thai dinner, either dining out or cooking and dining in. There are many delicious and interesting meals to enjoy! Sometimes it is quite a challenge to come up with great menu selections. One might spend lots of time looking up or researching all the Thai dishes. There are really more than enough to choose from, and many great combinations, so don't beat yourself up trying to plan. This article outlines some choices for each part of the dinner. Appetizers Choosing a start up dish sometimes can be challenging. Try to choose a dish that is not too heavy. ...
Thai Street Food
Thailand is well-known as "the land of smiles." Thais are friendly and well-known as "food lovers." Many say "Thais love to eat. Thais eat several meals per day." In response to these comments, I have to say, yes, Thais love to eat but we eat 3 meals per day just like the rest of the world. The difference is that Thais love to snack. Our snacks range from fresh fruits to deep-fried food. In Thailand, it is so easy to find food. Street vendors are everywhere. If there are people, there are food. One of the greatest joys of living or traveling in Thailand is the abundance and variety of food. Street vendors, street food, roadside ...
All About Thai Curry
When people hear the words "Thai Curry", the first thing that comes to their mind is some spicy coconut milk with curry paste. This is not totally true. Thais say "Kaeng" which means "Curry". However, Kaeng in Thailand does not only mean curry, but it means the cooking process of mixing various kinds of vegetables with liquid like water or coconut milk. It can be spicy or non-spicy or a vegetarian or non-vegetarian dish like soup, stew, curry or even dessert. I will use the word "Kaeng" throughout this article. In Thailand, there are 2 types of Kaeng: Kaeng Jued and Kaeng Ped. Ped literally means spicy and Jued means tasteless. Kaeng Jued usually refers ...
Mouth-Watering Thai Desserts – The Flour
A friend of mine told me that my article, " Mouth-Watering Thai Desserts" on August 9th, 2008, does not have information on flour used in Thai desserts. My friend was right - I mentioned flour in one of the seven main ingredients but I did not write anything about flour. Thus, continuing from the previous article on "Mouth-Watering Thai Desserts" this article will focus on flour used in Thai desserts. Taken together, these two articles give a fuller picture of Thai desserts. The following are the common flours used in Thai desserts: sticky rice flour, rice flour, cassave starch, corn starch, wheat flour, arrowroot starch and mung bean flour. Sticky Rice Flour (แป้งข้าวเหนียว - paeng khao niaw) Sticky ...
Learn to Make The Best Thai Food in Bangkok
There are many diverse and culturally significant-type cuisines around the world which introduces a whole new world of flavor once it is bitten into. Many cuisines are defined by its honey-laced sweetness, tingling spiciness and outright bone-shaking sourness. A lot of cultural cuisines exude a rainbow of flavor which is immensely difficult to replicate at home. Thai food is a type of cuisine that spread worldwide and is beloved by many. Restaurants have benefitted from opening Thai cuisine in many regions of the world and for restaurants in Thailand; many choose to refine their craft; to adapt to the taste buds of modern-age food critics. Cooking classes offer a rare glimpse into the kitchen, the ...
The Wonderful Style Of Thai Food
There are many folks who adore Thai food, but try not to realize that there are various varieties and different styles that go into this food. Thai fishcakes is actually a generalized term used to describe food from Thailand, but the reality is there are various kinds of Thai food with different flavors originating from different aspects of Thailand. When you actually reside and eat in Thailand, you learn that there are different styles and flavors which are equipped in several areas of the country. While all of these different flavors and meals from all regions are a part of Thai food and all sorts of are considered authentic, many people in other countries will never ...
A healthy, Thai take on the Thanksgiving pumpkin
Halloween may be done, but pumpkin season rolls on! And it's a welcome fact of life for a pumpkin lover like me. I'm a fan of traditional American pumpkin pie, of course, but I also know that pumpkin is versatile, and I thought I might be able to internationalize it a little, too. This recipe, which reflects the influence of Thai cuisine, is a good example. It stars Thai staples like kaffir lime leaves and coconut milk, and complements them with fat-free evaporated milk. I used to think that Thai food owed almost all of its Thai-ness to lemon grass. But that was before I learned about kaffir lime leaves. When I was finally introduced to them, ...
