All The Things We Love About Thai Cuisine
There is no doubt that Thai Cuisine is considered as one of the best cuisines in the world, with a deep variety of flavors from spicy to sweet and sour, it is also oil-free making it healthy. The fresh ingredients are also an add on! Thai cuisine is not just popular in Asian countries, but they have exported their style of cooking worldwide. Although Northeastern Thai meals tend to be spicier than the Southeastern ones. In earlier times all Thai meals were stewed, baked, or grilled. But after the influence of other Asian cuisines have added new culinary methods. Traditionally, Thai meals are not served in different courses but all the delicacies are bought together to the table. In other words, you order noodles, soups, rice, and curries at once and enjoy the diverse flavors together.
Wondering what makes to our all-favorite list for Thai Cuisine –
For the love of Rice
Thai’s are the world’s largest exporter of rice, it is their staple food! From the sweet-smelling, long-grain Jasmine Rice and the steamed, white KhaoSuoy to the customary KhaoNiaw (sticky rice), the favored ingredient is at the heart of Thai cuisine. Famous Thailand’s Fried rice is more than just a simple medley of rice and meat with herbs.
Soups & Salads
If you haven’t had the hot and spicy Tom Yum Goong (Shrimp Soup) then you have missed out of the star dishes from the Thai Cuisine. The combination of fresh lemongrass, chili, galangal (a variant of ginger), lime leaves, shallots, lime juice, and fish sauce lends its cult status in the gastronomy world. Not to forget, the staple of the Thai eating experience, the Noodle Soup, or KuayTiew. Did you know that salads are considered among the spiciest Thai dishes? Som Tam (spicy green papaya salad)is considered the hottest, while Yam Nua (spicy beef salad) is in a league of its own!
The Authentic Curries
If you have had Thai food, you know the presence of coconut milk and fresh herbs. While Thai curries have made their mark around the world. The red curry is a blend of meat, red curry paste, coconut milk, and finely sliced lime leaves. While the famous Thai green curry brings together chicken, eggplants, bamboo shoots, coriander, basil, and a spoonful of green curry paste stirred into hot creamy coconut milk. Although Thailand’s most innovative curry has to be Kai Med Ma Muang (Chicken with cashew nuts). Don’t miss out on the authentic flavors of these curries while having Thai cuisine.
Something Sweet
Thai desserts are mostly an amalgamation of rice, coconut milk, and sugar. We all loved colorful rice cakes as kids, right? The most popular sweet, though, has to be KhaoNiaw – an interesting fusion of sticky rice and mango. That said, a bowl of pineapple, banana, watermelon, papaya, dragon fruit, or jackfruit can also work as a dessert.
These are all the things that we love about Thai cuisine! Whereas, if you want to relish all these delicacies then pay a visit to the Thai Phuket restaurant. They are one of the top restaurants selling the most authentic Thai food.
