Foods of Thailand

Foods of Thailand book cover — Table of Contents Cooking the Thai Way 4 Eating the Thai Way 6 Regional Foods 8 Iced Drinks and Fruity Flavors 10 Getting Ready to Cook 12 Khao Neeo Mamuang 14 Gai Yang 16 Jok 18 Pad Thai 20 Glossary 22 To Learn More 23 Index 24

Foods of Thailand — page 1 — Cooking the Thai Way Thai cuisine is influenced by the food traditions of many cultures especially Chinese Indian and Malaysian Thai cooks fry stir-fry and deep-fry some foods like the Chinese They modify Indian dishes with their own ingredients Coconut oil replaces buttery ghee Lemongrass and other herbs take the place of traditional Indian spices 4

Foods of Thailand — page 2 — Thai cooks prepare spicy and mild dishes to be eaten together They do this to create harmony at dinnertime Fish sauce or nam pla is one ingredient that unites most Thai food Many say it has a disgusting smell but makes food taste great Hot Hot Hot Missionaries from Portugal introduced Thai people to chilies Red green or yellow chilies are included in many Thai dishes nam pla 5

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