Fish

Post image for Southern Thai Style Deep Fried Fish with Fresh Turmeric<br />(bplaa saai daaeng thaawt khamin ; ปลาทรายแดงทอดขมิ้น สูตรปักษ์ใต้)

If you are a fish lover, than you know that there are only few things in life that taste better than absolutely fresh fish, deep-fried to perfection with a crispy skin that brakes open to reveal the irresistible, steamy, firm white flesh. This menu originated from fishing communities of the south of Thailand, were fishes [...]

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Crispy Catfish Stir Fried with Wild Ginger and Fresh Peppercorn Recipe - สูตรทำปลาดุกทอดกรอบผัดกระชายพริกไทยอ่อน

This dish gives catfish a new and fabulous spin. You can either use farmed or game fish with the same phenomenal results. The intensity of the wild ginger combined with aromatic fresh peppercorn will turn even muddy flavor fish into a delicacy. Slice the fish are first, then role it in flour and deep-fry it [...]

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Post image for Coconut Curry of Steamed Mackerels and Lotus Stems<br />(gaaeng gathi saai buaa bplaa thuu neung ; <br />แกงกะทิสายบัวปลาทูนึ่ง)

This old-fashioned dish is a simple expression made with ingredients commonly available to Thais, it features steamed mackerels – the fish that Thai people probably love the best and the stems of the lotus flowers – one of Buddhism’s most recognized motifs. The fish together with peeled lotus stems are boiled in coconut milk, to [...]

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Curried Snakehead Fish Grilled in Banana Leaves Recipe

I love this straightforward dish because it packs a punch with its aromatic curry mixture that embrace the white and tender fish meat with great flavors. It is a great addition for any Thai meal and very easy to prepare. Snakehead fish, traditionally caught from irrigation ditches or flooded rice fields, benefits from the aromatic [...]

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Devil's Chili Relish of Wild Karen Chilies and Smoked Dried Catfish

I love my food very spicy and I’m very generous with all things chili. People like me who also enjoy spicy food, in part, love it because It’s a truly a food & mood issue. Chilies are known to boost endorphin levels in the body and that makes us feel better. Maybe that’s the reason [...]

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Rice Seasoned with Shrimp Paste Recipe

You would probably be surprised to learn that despite the diversity and richness of produce Thailand has to offer, the basic pillars of Thai cuisine are simply made of rice, salt, chili, and some proteins from fresh water fish. In the central and southern regions of Kingdom, fermented shrimp paste (gabpi), originally made as a [...]

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Issan Style Grilled Catfish Recipe (สูตรทำปลาดุกย่าง)

Catfish are not too fussy about the waters in which they swim. They can even flourish in stagnant waters and flooded rice fields. Farmed widely, Catfish is an inexpensive, accessible, nutritional and delicious food source. Grilled to delicacy, the yellowish mildly fatty flesh goes well with sticky rice and chili-limejuice-fish-sauce sauce, or sweet fish-sauce dip [...]

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