Joanna James
Savouring Thai food is a unique facet of your holiday in Bangkok. Thai cuisine is popular worldwide thus you cannot miss relishing Thai specialities if you are visiting this city where almost every street is offering food with exotic flavours and aromas such as soups, noodles, fried rice and more.
Also called Tom Yum Goong this is an exotic blend of lemongrass, galangal, Kaffir lime leaves, shallots, fish sauce with chilli and fish sauce over river shrimps and mushrooms making it a sour and spicy soup which is served with steamed Thai white rice. Visitors on the lookout for accommodation offers in Bangkok love to dig into the succulent and tangy shrimp and rice for its yummy taste.
This smooth and devilishly red curry is made with meat, creamy coconut milk and red curry paste made with Thai ingredients. Served with a fistful of sliced kaffir lime leaves this aroma-filled dish can be eaten with steamed rice as enjoyed by visitors from hotels by Discover ASR. For vegetarians or vegans, the meat can be replaced by tofu or mushrooms. Despite the colour, this is a mild and smooth curry.
This tasty soup can be eaten with steamed rice or noodles to make it a complete meal. Strips of chicken, lemon grass stalks, shallots, galangal and fiery chillies are slowly cooked with creamy coconut milk to make it less spicy yet flavourful and aromatic. Topped with fresh lime leaves this is an enticing meal.
A speciality from northern Thailand, this crispy and healthy salad also called Som Tum, is made with shredded raw papaya, garlic, green beans, chillies and tiny cherry tomatoes pounded using pestle and mortar to extract flavours. This dish is addictive to those who can enjoy the spicy flavours, you can also get it made less spicy to suit your liking.
Relished by most locals and visitors for lunch or dinner, this is a combination of minced pork, basil leaves, fresh chillies, green beans and soy sauce sprinkled with sugar and stir-fried in a hot wok until the flavours are extracted and the aroma fills your nostrils. Heaped over steamed rice and with the addition of a fried egg, this is an inviting and tasty dish.
Using a tangy dressing which is a blend of lime juice, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, fish sauce and a sprinkling of palm sugar over strips of tender beef to add flavour and spice, this sweet and sour dish can be eaten on its own or with steamed rice.
A stir-fried dish of Thai jasmine rice with onion, and egg with your preference for greens and meat or seafood and sauces. Sauces can be soy sauce or fish sauce which are used with strips of carrots, tofu, basil, peppers and prawns, crab, chicken, pork or beef according to your taste and spice levels.
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