Thai Food – The Basics

Today we are going back to the basics of Thai food – the combination of spices to create different tastes.

Thai Food – The Basics

Thai food is well known for its signature combination of spices. Thai foods are usually spicy since they commonly make use of a variety of pepper, garlic, coriander and lemon grass.

The salty taste comes from the nam pla, or fish sauce, and also the shrimp paste (known as kapi). The staple food in the country is rice. All kinds of dishes go with rice at every meal. In some areas like the north and east of Thailand, sticky rice is preferred over steamed rice.

Thai Food Seasoning

Thai Food Kha Moo – Stewed Pork

Thai food seasoning involves galangal, black pepper, tamarind, ginger and coconut milk. These ingredients commonly comprise Thai food. Perhaps, the mixture of herbs and spices makes people see the dishes as healthy Thai food.

However, these dishes usually take time to cook. The chopping, peeling and proper handling of spices and herbs take time for preparation but the result is the aromatic burst of flavor from every traditional Thai dish.

Just like other Asian countries, Thailand has its share of exotic food. Rural areas are home to delicacies like crickets, larvae of the silk worms and larvae of red ants. These insects are served everywhere in Thailand and even along the streets of Bangkok, such as in Khao San Road.

And for Desserts…

For dessert, the sticky rice is usually mixed with coconut milk, egg, sugar, flour and fruits to make a delectable treat.

Not all Spicy…

Though Thai foods are popularly known to be spicy, there are dishes that are salty and sweet as well. The world renowned Tom Yam Kung Thai dish is made up of piquant prawn laden with soup but despite its simplicity, its flavor and especially chilly taste is much celebrated. Most people think Thai food is only chilly but there is a way to adjust the taste for individual preference. For less chilly dishes, lime or lower heat is applied when cooking Thai food.

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