Thai food - as exotic as it is - needs no introduction. Nowadays you can find at
least one Thai restaurant in most western towns but Thai food in Thailand itself
is a whole new experience.
The juxtaposition of sweet, sour, hot and
salty flavours is what makes Thai cuisine so distinct and nowhere is it more
noticeable than in the Thai national soup tom yam. Thai chefs are extremely
talented in appropriating foreign dishes and making them their own - such as in
a typical noodle dish. Forget green salad for a while - enjoy a hearty papaya
salad, otherwise known as som tum, while Thai green curry is as distinct a dish
as they ever get. Enhance your stay in Thailand with its delicious
food.
Here's a list of all time favourite That cuisines.
1. Tom Yum
Goong(Spicy Shrimp Soup)
The quintessential Thai aroma! A bold, refreshing blend
of fragrant lemongrass, chilli, galangal, lime leaves, shallots, lime juice and
fish sauce shapes this classic soup, giving it its legendary herbal kick.
Succulent fresh prawns and straw mushrooms lend it body. A versatile dish that
can fit within virtually any meal, the distinctive smell reminds you of exotic
perfume, while it's invigorating sour-spicy-hot taste just screams
'Thailand'!
2. Som Tum(Raw Papaya Salad)
Hailing from the Northeast state of Isaan, this
outlandish dish is both great divider - some can't get enough of its bite, some
can't handle it - and greatly distinctive. Garlic, chilies, green beans, cherry
tomatoes and shredded raw papaya get dramatically pulverized in a pestle and
mortar, so releasing a rounded sweet-sour-spicy flavour that's not easily
forgotten. Regional variations throw peanuts, dry shrimp or salted crab into the
mix, the latter having a gut-cleansing talent that catches many newcomers by
surprise!
3. Pad Thai(Fried Thai Noodles)
From Cape Town to Khao San Road, the default international
Thai dish! Dropped in a searing hot wok, fistfuls of small, thin or wide noodles
(you choose) do a steamy minute-long dance alongside crunchy beansprouts, onion
and egg, before disembarking for the nearest plate. A truly interactive eating
experience, half its fun (and flavour) lies in then using a quartet of
accompanying condiments - fish sauce, sugar, chilli powder and finely ground
peanuts - to wake it from its slumbers.
5. Khao Pad(Fried
Rice)
Fried rice, egg, onion, a few herbs - nothing more, nothing
less. A popular lunch dish served typically with a wedge of lime and slices of
cucumber, the secret of this unpretentious dish lies in its simplicity. The
concept is this: you're the one devouring it, so you dress it. To do so, Thais
use everything from prawns, crab or chicken to basil, chili and left-over
vegetables, in the process turning an unremarkable pauper into a gastronomic
prince!
6. Thai Green Curry(Geang Keow Wan Gai)
Morsels of fresh chicken. Cherry-sized eggplants.
Tender bamboo shoots. Sprigs of Coriander. Generous handfuls of sweet basil.
These humble elements form the body of this seminal curry. But how does it get
so gloriously green you ask? Oh, that'll be the spoons of green curry paste
that's stirred furiously into hot creamy coconut milk. Served alongside a bowl
of fragrant Thai rice, Gaeng Keow Kan Gai is the extreme opposite
7.
Thai Red Curry
Made with morsels of meat, red curry paste, smooth
coconut milk and topped off with a sprinkling of finely sliced kaffir lime
leaves, this rich, aromatic curry always gets those taste buds tingling. At its
best when the meat is stunningly tender, it could be likened to a beautiful
woman: it's mild, sweet and delicately fragrant. And like all true love affairs,
absence makes the heart grow fonder.
This is just my take on some the
famous and all time favourite Thai dishes but i am sure there's a whole lot of
dishes that i missed out on and left me too discover as well but for now hope
you all will enjoy trying out these seven selection of mine. Like always have
fun trying them out and ENJOY. Cheersssss.
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