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Thai Recipes – Pad Thai Noodles Recipe

Published by seeking on April 25th, 2012 - in Thai Food

Pad Thai is a stir fried noodle dish, traditionally made with shrimps or prawns but can also be made with pork, chicken, beef, and even tofu. It can be made to be dry and light or heavy and oily depending on your tastes.

A delicious, quick, easy to prepare, and healthy dish, with low cost ingredients. It’s easy to see why this dish is so readily available on the streets of Bangkok, and why it’s so popular with budget conscious backpackers.

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Flavours are somewhat complex, combining hot, salty, sweet and sour, but together a good balance is created.

Ingredients:

Serves 2

200g of Shrimps or prawns (raw preferred)

2 medium sized eggs

approx 130g of dry rice noodles

4 tablespoons of pad thai sauce

1/2 lime

1/2 cup chinese chives

1 cup of bean sprouts

1 tablespoon of crushed chillis

1 tablespoon crushed peanuts

2 teaspoons of fish sauce

1 carrot (optional)

2 spring onions (optional)

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

Pad Thai cooking instructions:

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Thai Food – Thai Green Curry Recipe

Published by seeking on April 16th, 2012 - in Thai Food

Known in Thai as “Gaeng Keaow Wan” (Sweet green curry), this is probably the most famous of all Thai dishes and can be made as spicy or as sweet as you like to suit all palates. Here we have used ingredients that you should be able to find in most Western supermarkets:

150g chicken breast (sliced or cubed depending on your taste)
2 tbsp cooking oil (Soya Bean is best if you can find it)
1-2 tbsp Thai green curry paste (This is what makes it spicy)
½ cup coconut cream (either fresh or canned, again depending on what you can find)
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup pea eggplant (if you can find it – otherwise regular eggplant cut into small pieces will do)
5 kaffir leaves with the stems removed and ripped up into small pieces
Thai fish sauce (this is the ingredient that gives it that authentic Thai flavour)
1 tsp sugar
A handful of sweet basil leaves
1-2 long red chillies diagonally sliced (red bell pepper will do but of course it lacks the heat of real chillies)

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Food Of Northern Thailand

Published by seeking on March 29th, 2012 - in Thai Food

I moved half way around the world to Northern Thailand in order to eat better. You might say that I’m more than a little interested in food.

I remember the food writer and TV celebrity chef Jamie Oliver saying that he dreams about herbs. Surprisingly it is the only sensible and normal sounding thing I have ever heard him say. It’s not unusual for me to spend days or weeks thinking about particular recipes or foods, although I haven’t yet dreamed about herbs…I’m sure though it’s only a matter of time.

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The foods available in Northern Thailand must rank amongst the most interesting and amazing in the world. There are influences from throughout Asia including China and India and the fragrant dishes of Malaysia, Indonesia, Lao, Vietnam and Southern Thailand (the old Siam). It’s a giddy mixture and a life’s work to get to know and understand them all…but I’m prepared to give it a go. It’s a life changing experience in itself.

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A Brief Description of Thailand Food and Thailand Culture

Published by seeking on March 6th, 2012 - in Thai Food

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It is beyond any doubt that food is a part of any gathering, thus, becoming the part of social occasions or itself the reason to celebrate. Normally, as per the western culture, a normal meal in any restaurant consists of starter, main course and then dessert. But in Thailand, the custom is a bit different with regard to Thailand food, as there is no single dish for a single person. As a general, all present in a gathering share the same dish together. So, it’s better to have many guests together around the table than to enjoy with one or two as eating alone is considered a bad luck in the country.

One of the good things about Thai food is that they never dispose away the leftover food, as they consider it inauspicious and an enraging act to a female deity, ‘God of rice’. Generally there are four seasonings in Thailand food- sweet, sour, salty and spicy. The food is satisfied only if it contains all the four tastes. Thai dinner mostly include meat, fish, noodles, vegetables and soup followed by desserts including fresh fruits and colorful rice cakes. Besides meals, there are snackers consisting of chicken or beef satay, spring rolls, salads, raw vegetable with spicy dips and sweets.

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Thai Food – Phad Thai and Tom Yum Kung Recipe

Published by seeking on February 10th, 2012 - in Thai Food

Phad Thai

Ingredients

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Narrow rice noodles 400 g.

Water 400 g.

Phad Thai sauce 320 g.

Dried shrimp 60 g.

Chopped Salted white radish 40 g.

Yellow soybean curd 160 g.

Bean sprouts 400 g.

Chinese leek leaves 60 g.

Egg 4 Vegetable oil 120 g.

Ground peanut 40 g.

Chinese leek leaves 60 g.

Egg 4 Vegetable oil 120 g.

Ground peanut 40 g.

How to Cook

- Fry noodles with water until soft

- Add sauce and mix thoroughly

- Add dried shrimp, Chopped Salted white radish and soybean curd

- Add oil around the pan, break eggs and fry until done

- Add bean sprouts, Chinese leek leaves and fry and serve warmly

Phad Thai Sauce Ingredients

Shallot 50 g.

Garlic 25 g.

Palm sugar 125 g.

Sugar 10 g.

Fish sauce 50 g.

Tamarind juice 25 g.

Vinegar 33 g.

Salt 1 g.

Ground dried chili 1 g.

Oil 40 g.

Vinegar 33 g.

Salt 1 g.

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Thai Food – Phad Ka Prao and Kaeng Liang Recipe

Published by seeking on February 5th, 2012 - in Thai Food

Phad Ka Prao

Ingredients

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Phad Ka Prao sauce 80 g

Chicken fillet 80 g

Steamed rice 250 g Cut in 0.5 cm

Vegetable oil 20 g

Water 5 g

Sliced red spur chili 25 g

Note: This portion is for 2 servings.

How to cook

1. Stir-fry sliced chicken with oil until the meat is cooked.

2. Add spur chili, steamed rice and Phad Ka Prao sauce, mix thoroughly. Put basil, mix together before removing from the heat and it is ready to serve.

Phad Ka Prao sauce Ingredient

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Basil 50 g Garlic 375 g

Galangal 50 g

Shrimp paste 15 g

Palm sugar 100 g

Vegetable oil 500 g

Hot chilies (green/red) 150 g

Shallots 125 g

Grounded pepper 2.5 g

Fish sauce 375 g

Salt 25 g

Water 1000 g

Note: This recipe makes 2.5 kg of Pad Ka Prao sauce

How to cook

1. Ground hot chilies, garlic, shallots, galangal, pepper and shrimp paste together. Add basil and roughly grind them.

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Spices For Depression – They Really Can Spice Up Your Mood

Published by seeking on January 29th, 2012 - in Thai Food

Some spices such as saffron, sage, cardamom and chillies are known to have specific anti-depressant effects; while others work indirectly by improving the general health of the individual.

General effects of spices

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Spices have the highest antioxidant activity of all food types including fruit and vegetables (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006). Antioxidants are very important in countering free radical damage which can in turn aggravate or cause many degenerative diseases.

All chronic degenerative diseases are associated with free radical damage and an increased incidence of depression. Therefore preventing or treating them by eating antioxidant-rich foods like spices, will also help to reduce the incidence of depression.

Saffron

For centuries, saffron has been used to treat depression in traditional Persian medical systems.

Recently several clinical trials have shown that this yellow spice is indeed as effective as many of our current anti-depressant drugs in treating mild to moderate depression.

The first of these was a double-blind placebo controlled trial where patients with depression were given 30mg of saffron extract daily for six weeks. By the end of this period depression in the treatment group had improved by a far greater extent than the placebo group.

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8 Best Thai Sweets

Published by seeking on January 1st, 2012 - in Thai Food

Sticky rice with mango is one of the most famous and overly popular Thai sweets choices. Sweet sticky rice paired with a sweet yellow, non-stringy mango, and a thick coconut cream make sticky rice with mango a treat that everyone enjoys!

The Thai ice cream sandwich is an interesting and delicious dessert choice. Coconut ice cream is loaded into a hamburger bun along with sticky rice and peanuts at the bottom. The bun provides a great way to hold the ice cream and soak up the melting cream!

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Sang Kaya Fug Tong is basically the Thai version of custard. The creamy custard is filled into a sweet cooked pumpkin and left to harden. A slice of the pumpkin includes a chunk of custard and the two extremely complement each other.

Khanom Thuay can be described as Thai coconut custard bowls. These small bites of coconut cream custard are formed in tiny bite sized bowls. The vendor then scoops them out into a dish and serves them!

Bua Loy is one of the best Thai dessert treats. They are small balls made from mochi rice flour and filled with pounded up black sesame seeds. These small dumplings are usually eaten in a bowl of sweet ginger soup.

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Getting Introduced to Thai Food

Published by seeking on December 31st, 2011 - in 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 in a kitchen.

As I mentioned, Thai food is prepared easily and quickly. Thai food is all about putting the right ingredients together. In America, finding a restaurant that serves authentic Thai food can be somewhat challenge especially if you are not living in a big city. I have been to many Thai restaurants in Oregon, and most of them offer Thai food that is very Americanized. Some dishes are way too far from the original Thai food except the name of the dish.

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Authentic Thai Chicken Stir Fry

Published by seeking on December 5th, 2011 - in Thai Food

Want to cook Thai stir fry just like the restaurant? Surprise your family and friends with this authentic Thai recipe.

The key of having that authentic Thai stir fry taste lies in the coconut milk, every other ingredient has to maintain the same ratio with how much coconut milk you put in.

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Basic ingredients:

1 quart water
3/4 cup coconut milk
2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh ginger root, minced
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 medium onion, sliced
5 green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2 inch strips

Ingredients adjustment (base on personal taste):

Spicy – Add more red pepper flakes and chile oil.

Blend – Less vinegar and more mushrooms.

Directions:

1. Boil rice and water in a pot.

2. Cover pot, reduce heat to low for 20 minutes.

3. Mix the following in a bowl:

- coconut milk

- soy sauce

- rice wine vinegar

- fish sauce

- red pepper flakes.

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Thai Recipes And Cuisine

Published by seeking on November 30th, 2011 - in Thai Food

Thai food offers many delicious dishes flavored with spices, lemon-grass or coconut – although different regions of Thailand, each tend to have their own preferred ingredients – for example, coconut milk and tumeric in the South, and lime juice in the Northeast. No matter what part of the country a dish is from, all Thai dishes or meals aim to achieve a balance between fundamental flavors common to the cuisine: spicy hot, sour, sweet and salty, as well as optionally bitter.

Rice forms an important and fundamental part of Thai food, and jasmine rice (which is native to Thailand) is used in many dishes as well as being served plain. Some other popular Thai dishes include:

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- Pad Thai – Fried rice noodles with fish sauce, sugar, lime or tamarind, peanuts and egg, mixed with chicken, tofu or seafood.

- Pad see ew – noodles stir-fried with thinly sliced pork or chicken, and flavored with fish sauce.

- Green curry – A curry flavored with coconut, green chillies, and Thai basil, containing vegetables and chicken or fish.

- Red curry – A very hot curry made with plenty of red chillies.

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Thai Food – Rich in Culture and Flavor

Published by seeking on November 6th, 2011 - in Thai Food

Thailand, located in Southeast Asia, is known for its gorgeous mountains, scenic beaches and bustling shopping districts. One of Thailand’s most memorable features is its delectable cuisine. Thai Food is a mixture of several flavors blended into perfect harmony. Balance is essential in the Thai culture and is exemplified in its cuisine. There are 5 fundamental tastes that are merged in each dish. Thai dishes often consist of foods that maintain a delicate balance between being salty, sweet, sour, bitter or spicy. It is this detailed attention that garners the praise that Thai food is often given. Thai food is among the most internationally known cuisines available in the world.

Thai food is most commonly known for being spicy. Dishes like Kaeng khae and Tom khlong are just a few examples. Kaeng khae is a spicy curry that consists of vegetables, herbs, meat and leaves from an acacia tree. Tom khlong is a spicy soup with a sourness that is derived through the addition of tamarind juice. Vegetables like tomato, mushroom and drilled chillies along with meat are common in the dish. The Thai cuisine balances certain flavors together. Spicy and sour foods are often paired to balance the taste as well as sweet and salty foods. No one flavor ever truly overshadows the other.

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