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: Give Thai a Try!
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: Think of the worst food you've ever tasted. Soggy, boiled
: vegetables springs to mind-the kind with all the taste and nutrition
: leached out of them. No spice or texture, no freshness or goodness.
: Now think of the opposite, and you have heavenly Thai food. Fresh,
: spicy, salty, sweet and sour, with a variety of textures and
: temperatures (crispy and soft, hot and cold), Thai food is a taste
: explosion in every bite. Once you've tried it, you'll never go
: back to plain old meat-and-potatoes cooking again.
:
: Another way to describe Thai food? Imagine Chinese food, but with
: more intensity. With more flavors, more aroma, spices, and textures.
: If you like Chinese food, you're going to fall
: head-over-heels-in-love with Thai food!
:
: Thai Curry
:
: The roots of Thai cuisine can be found both in regional tastes and
: flavors as well as in the influence of cooking styles from nearby
: cultures. Despite the fact that Thailand is at least partially
: separated from its neighbors by water, it has never isolated itself
: from other nations. Indian and Malaysian spices and dishes (such as
: curries) were brought with travel and trade, and the Thais were quick
: to add these wonderful flavors to their own unique version of curry.
: Today there are four main curries in Thai cuisine: green, red, yellow,
: and Massaman.
:
: Thai curry dishes start with a very intense and fragrant curry
: paste or sauce, usually made by hand with pestle & mortar. Once the
: paste/sauce is made, Thai curry is extremely easy to create, simply by
: adding any variety of meat, seafood, vegetables, or tofu and cooking it
: in the oven (like a casserole).
:
: Thai Noodles
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: Thailand is also famous for its fragrant stir-fried noodle
: dishes. Most Thai noodle recipes call for rice noodles rather than
: those made with wheat or egg, although these can also be found in Thai
: cooking. Noodles were first brought to Thailand by the Chinese, many
: of whom remained in Thailand and integrated with the local society.
: For this reason, Chinese cooking has been a major influence in Thai
: cuisine, including cooking styles (the Chinese introduced the wok) and
: key cooking ingredients, such as soy sauce.
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: Thai Stir-fries
:
: From stir-fried local vegetables to dishes that combine meat,
: vegetables, tofu, or noodles, stir-fries are a common part of everyday
: Thai cooking. When creating stir-fry sauces, Thai chefs seek a balance
: of flavors-spicy, salty, sour, and sweet-by using ingredients like
: fish sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, lemongrass, fresh chilli (or chilli
: sauce), and a little sugar. Achieving this balance is not difficult,
: but it does take practice.
:
: With a little help from CurrySimple Thai food products, cooking
: Thai food at home can be easy and just as delicious as the restaurant
: version. So forget those old boiled vegetables. Create some heavenly
: Thai food in your kitchen today, and add a little freshness and spice
: to your life!
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