![]() SOM TUMSom tum Thai can be served quite spicy. Vendors typically have a bowl of hot chilies to add to the dish and the customer can request how many chilies they want. Don’t be afraid to make it spicy! It may take a little coaxing to get the vendors to put in more than one chili for Western customers. We like three! The word for chili is prik. |
![]() TOM KHAI KAHITom kha kai, tom kha gai or Thai coconut soup, literally "chicken galangal soup" is a spicy and sour hot soup with coconut milk in Thai and Lao cuisines.ou don’t want any chilies, say Mai ao prik. |
![]() GAENG DAENGThis authentic spicy coconut milk based red curry uses homemade red curry paste. Flavored with both fresh and dried spices, kaffir lime leaves and fresh sweet basil leaves it is a harmonious dish with chicken. Finish the cooking with the addition of Fish sauce to taste and serve with steamed jasmine rice. |
![]() KAO PHADIn Thai, khao means "rice" and phat means "of or relating to being stir-fried". This dish differs from Chinese fried rice in that it is prepared with Thai jasmine rice instead of regular long-grain rice. It normally contains meat (chicken, shrimp, and crab are all common), egg, onions, garlic and sometimes tomatoes |