Traditional Recipes

Post image for Pandan Flavored Sweet Translucent Gelatinous Rice <br />(khaao niaao gaaeo ; ข้าวเหนียวแก้ว)

One of the charms of street food is that it finds you rather than you finding it. Therefore you are usually in the perfect mood to embrace it. This treat along with other sweets are traditionally presented on tricycle drawn trays that are protected from insects and pollution by a transparent nylon tent and light [...]

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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 Pandan Flavored Rice Flour Droplets in Sweetened Coconut Cream Syrup<br />(khanohm laawt chaawng naam gathi; ขนมลอดช่องน้ำกะทิ ; นกปล่อย)

Thai desserts are usually made from common ingredients and therefore very popular.  However, it was only during the 17th century that desserts and sweets actually became part of everyday meals. In the old days, they were served only at auspicious occasions and ceremonies. During wedding ceremonies, for example, four kinds of sweets are usually served, [...]

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Post image for Old Fashioned Lemongrass and Chili Relish<br />(naam phrik dtakhrai ; น้ำพริกตะไคร้)

The uniqueness of Thai cuisine and its appeal to foreigners remain with its well balanced flavor, proper ingredients selection and a wide variety of dishes. Nevertheless, at it’s heart there are a group of dishes that are less familiar to the outside world, dishes that are speaking from the heart of the country, telling the [...]

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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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Yam Thawaai Recipe : สูตรทำยำทวาย

This recipe would probably change your perception about the term “salad”, maybe because its dressing has a multi layered, curry-like personality, rather than the common sour vinaigrette-like dressing, or maybe because it takes some good few hours to prepare, somewhat longer than simply opening a bag of hydroponic greens. This salad is the fruit of [...]

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