(Som tam) This Thai Food Recipe is healthy mixture of raw vegetables is now prepared by roadside vendors all over the county. Som tam captures the essential flavors of Thailand: chili hot, redolent with garlic and fish sauce, and sour with lime juice. Ingredient 5 tablespoons oil 1 cake pressed bean curd, diced 5 cloves
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(Yum som-o) Large round pomelos, the Asian equivalent of grapefruit, are generally bitter-sweet, and are eaten as a fruit as well as mixed with sour, spicy ingredients and shrimp or chicken to make a salad. A favorite Thai snack is to just dip segments of pomelo into whatever sauce happens to be available. This salad
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(Laab Isan) From Thai Cooking by Josephine Brennan. This recipe comes from the Isan Restaurant in Udon, in its original form raw buffalo meat and blood are used. Since most supermarkets don’t have a “water buffalo” section I have suggested a common cut of beef steak. Ingredient 1 ½ tablespoon raw rice 4 small dried
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(Yum pla duk foo) In Thailand, this would be made with catfish, a tasty river fish that is popular throughout Asia as its texture is perfect for frying until crisp. To make this recipe, choose a fine-textured to make it easier to fry. Green apple can be substituted for green mango. Serve the salad at
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Thai Vermicelli Salad with Prawns Recipe (Yum Woon Sen) This dish of prawns and glass noodles can be served as a complete meal on its own or with additional side dishes. Add more chillis and shallots for more spicy. Ingredient 10 medium size shrimps 100 grams ground pork 40 grams mushroom 20 grams chinese celery,
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