Dana Marie Robson
A trip is the perfect opportunity to broaden our horizons and discover a new world. Every place we visit has its own artistic heritage, historical monuments and customs, but it is perhaps the traditional cuisine that more directly can tell us a lot about the culture of a country.
Let's start with Thailand's most famous dish: Pad Thai. Rice noodles are stir-fried and seasoned with a great variety of ingredients like shrimp, peanuts, tofu, eggs, tamarind, chili, onions, sugar, bean sprouts, fish sauce, lime juice. There are many versions of Pad Thai, including the vegetarian option or with chicken. You can eat this delicious street food in one of the many pad Thai stalls around the cities, but also in any restaurant in Bangkok.
How to Make Pad Thai at home
Thais particularly love soups. Tom Yum Goong is the Thai soup par excellence: unusual combinations and intense flavours and aromas characterize this Thai dish. This hot soup is rich in aromatic herbs and spices; the main ingredients are shrimp, tomatoes, mushrooms, lemongrass, galangal, lime, chili. Before tasting this dish, it is important to know that it is a soup with a very spicy flavour!
Som Tam is a salad and the main ingredients are papaya, peanuts, dried shrimp, tomatoes, garlic, lime juice, palm sugar, chili, which are pounded with a mortar and pestle. This dish combines the four main flavours of traditional Thai cuisine: salty, sour, chili and sweet. Its taste is very strong and it is suggested to enjoy with sticky rice.
I am a travel enthusiast based in London, UK. I love to share my tips on cities and my travels and connect with other people in this great travel community.
