Browsing Posts tagged vegetarian thai cooking
What Makes Thai Herbs Amazing?
There are many things that are characteristics of Thailand, and have made a brand name for Thailand. These are Thai boxing, Thai dance, Thai silk, Thai rice, Thai fruits and of course, Thai food. The ingredients that make Thai food amazing are Thai ‘herbs', which, together with ‘spices', have been ingeniously blended in Thai cuisine. The recipes of Thai food have as their main ingredients. Although most herbs are used are used as condiments or seasoning materials, Thai hers are somewhat different from all other herbs. They have characteristic taste and aroma that are not found in other herbs. They have characteristic taste and aroma that are not found in other herbs. For example, ‘Horapha' or ...
Papaya/mango Salad Thai Style
Papaya salad is almost as much a staple part of my diet as rice is. For sure if I eat out and am not given any som tam, I will soon after be found at a roadside food vendor, correcting the deficiency. If you lived on a diet of som tam and not much else, it is highly unlikely you would ever become fat. Some restaurants use mango instead of papaya. Generally though I find mango to be too acidic for this purpose. Ingredients to serve 4 people 1 medium sized green papaya, 4 small plum tomatos, 1 carrot, 10ml tamarind juice, 25ml lime juice, 2 cloves garlic, 50gm prik kee noo, 10gm brown sugar, 25ml nam pla, 25gm ...
Cooking the best Thai Green Curry
The features of the best Thai Green Curry are prime chunks of tender chicken simmered in a homemade green curry sauce along with fresh, healthy vegetables. This recipe is made different by making the Green Curry paste yourself. The result is a gourmet-style aromatic Thai green curry and beautiful to serve. The key to a good green curry is in not only using the right ingredients, but knowing when to add them. Only use small pieces or cuts of chicken, this allows for faster cooking and the freshest possible taste. Preparation time is 25 minutes and cooking is about 20. SERVES 2-3 Ingredients: 1 to 1.5 lbs. boneless chicken thigh or breast, cut into chunks 8 kaffir ...
Thai Recipes
Eating at Thai restaurants will be hard for vegetarian people because most of the Thai recipes are prepared with fish or oyster sauce. So if you are ready to make yourself Thai recipes in your home will be better option. The famous vegetarian Thai recipe which is easy to make with in 15 minutes is Thai spring rolls. To make this recipe, you require spring roll wrappers, and you can get this from grocery store. You have to combine bean sprouts, onions, cabbage carrots and thin noodles which are from rice grain. You can also include some eggs and tofu. To add flavor you can add soy sauce, lime juice and mint. Take one spoon ...
Masterchef Recipes-Thai FishCakes
Many people are interested in cooking recipes that are served in 5 star restaurant. For this there is a solution for those peoples to amaze their family and friend by becoming a chef of their own kitchen. It is true that we all can cook food and we can cook well but we have no idea about cooking like Masterchef to please our family and friends. However we really want to cook like them. Cooking is actually like a talent and an art. However there are certain secrets that masterchef used to cook that will help us to cook food like them. Many people see many cookery shows like "Masterchef Australia" who loves cooking. They don't ...
Eating healthier takeaways – Chinese, Thai and Indian
When it comes to takeaways we all see them as a guilty pleasure - they are reasonably priced, convenient and satisfying. However, they are not always a healthy option. Chinese, Thai and Indian takeaway meals usually contain more than the recommended daily intake of salt and fat. Eating too many meals like this will cause health problems including heart disease and diabetes. This is why many takeaways are now listing calories on their menus to enable you to choose the meals with fewer calories. Many Norwich takeaways are now choosing healthier meals as part of their menus to ensure the customer is getting the healthiest takeaway when ordering. Here are some foods which should be avoided and foods ...
Thai Dining Etiquette – the Moo Kata
Thai food is becoming increasingly popular, with a growing number of Thai restaurants opening throughout the UK. The consumption of foreign foods is now a common occurrence in our daily lives, possibly encouraged by the increase in people choosing to take holidays in more exotic locations. Either way, food manufacturers at home are noticing that there is a growing demand for flavours that are more exotic. They are supplying that demand with an ever-increasing amount of foreign dishes for us to choose from. Despite the increase in choice, the most obvious way to truly appreciate foreign food is still to experience it first-hand in the country that it originates from. There is no substitute for freshness of ...
Thailand’s Food
Thailand foods are popular for being spicy and hot and all kinds of Thai cooking are prepared with the ingredients like chilies, lime juice, garlic, coconut milk,, fish sauce, and shrimp paste. Rice is the primary food for Thailand people. People eat every food with curries, soups, and with fresh vegetables. Nam Phrink is one kind of sauces which is made in number of forms and varies from one place to another. For seasoning the Thailand food people use black pepper, tamarind juice, coconut milk and ginger. To make traditional Thailand food, it will take more time because it deals with peeling, chopping and pounding. So it is better to calculate the time in advance ...
How To Create The Perfect Thai Atmosphere
Having guests home for dinner? Want to create a different environment, away from the usual? How about ordering or if you are game for it, cooking Thai food and creating a perfect Thai atmosphere, right here in your home? Don’t worry if you don’t know how to do it. We are here to help. Set the Mood Let’s start by setting the mood first. Thailand is a beautiful country with the best of nature’s bounty. So when you are creating a mood, ‘tropical’ is what you should be thinking. The must have items include a bright and colorful table cover, bamboo place-mats and runner that adds drama to the table. But if you really want to go ...
Top 10 Must-Not-Miss Thai Food Dishes
Thai cuisine is one of the best gourmets in the world. It is well known for the diversity of ingredients, outstanding spiciness and ample medicinal properties. Most of Thai food is cooked and refined with more than two types of herbs or spices which are beneficial to health. The (mostly unconscious) principle Thai food is the balance of five flavors which are spicy, salty, sweet, sour and bitter. The one indispensible ingredient which is generally used in seasoning a majority of Thai cuisine is fish sauce. Thai food is eaten either as a single dish or with rice. Steamed rice is the staple food although sticky rice is more popular in the north and northeast of ...
