Yum or Thai salads are a delicious staple, albeit a bit tricky to achieve. Yum selections include dishes like the famous Som Tam and all things refreshing, bright, and spicy. But those tastes are not easy to perfect. Here are my two easy recipes and the story of Thai salads. Bon Appetit!
Category - Asian Cuisines
I no longer allow myself to be labelled by my food choices. I am not a foodie. Or am I? I am not a vegetarian, or am I? Here is my new love affair, which I hope will be long lasting, with no-recipe recipes on eating more plants.
Khao Chae is a delicious ritual of Thai summer chilled rice, a historic meal that harks back centuries with the origins lying west of Bangkok. Here is the savoir-fair of this meal, sometimes deemed as an acquired taste, that will relieve you the heat from the sweaty summertime.
Ice made their first voyage to Siam back in 1857, via ship, in big slabs contained by crates. To preserve the cool temperatures throughout their Singapore - Bangkok route, each slab of frozen water was painstakingly covered with layers of sawdust. It was not until almost 50 years later, however, that Bangkok was able to produce ice locally. And that was the beginning of the tasty explosions in the forms of Thai ice desserts.
Khanom Chin or fermented rice noodle is a staple throughout Thailand. But in the south, they do it with a spectacular fanfare, with a table brimmed with assorted vegetables as side trimmings. A delicious rite of passage if you are in the area.
Guay Tiew Reur āļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āđāļĢāļ·āļ or 'boat noodle' is a type of Thai noodle that is so unique and delicious. This typically fiery bowl has its origin linking to the man-made canals in Rangsit District of Pathum Thani. This blog post is about the noodle's genesis, its tastes, and rituals. And how Thai people usually eat them right to the sweet ending.