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Pad Thai

The real secret though to Pad Thai is the sauce, the sour of the tamarind paste should not be overwhelmed by the sweetness of the palm sugar.

Fried Bananas

Thai Fried Bananas (Kluay Kaek) are a common dessert in Thailand. They can be found at street vendors all throughout the country.

Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken is very easy to make, and has a distinctive Thai flavor that comes through due to the sauces used in preparation.

Green Curry Chicken

Green Curry is another common dish in Thailand. This Thai curry recipe is from the central part of Thailand, but you can find it all around country.

Spring Rolls

A great appetizer for lunch or dinner, you can find them in fine dining establishments all around Thailand.

Papaya Salad

Thai Papaya Salad or Som Tam is popular throughout Southeast Asia. It's a refreshing, healthy salad that combines sweet, sour, salty, and spicy into one harmonious dish.

Coconut Chicken Soup

Thai Coconut Chicken Soup, or Tom Kha Gai, has a blend of tastes that gives this soup a very unique flavor.

Thai Fried Rice

Fried Rice is very easy and fast to make, this dish is considered fast food in Thailand and is always an option when you want to make something quick, easy

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What is Thai Foodcast? Print E-mail

nokphoto.jpgThe Thai Foodcast slogan is: Easy Thai Food Explained.

Some of the most delicious Thai food is also the easiest to make, however a lot of western people are intimidated by the idea of cooking Thai food themselves.  The goal of Thai Foodcast is to make cooking Thai food accessible, even if you've never set foot in an asian grocery store before.

Each recipe is accompanied by a step by step video, that explains not just the actual cooking, but also teaches you about the different ingredients and sauces that go into making Thai Cuisine. We've selected some of the easiest, quickest, and tastiest Thai recipes to prepare so that they will not just be for special occasions, but make it into your weekly meal schedule.

 

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Eating With The Thais Print E-mail

seafoodchef.jpgThais are one of those happy peoples that live to eat. Food is an incredibly important part of the day, and missing a meal is almost unthinkable. When someone in the west says "I'm hungry" it's more or less an update on their general status, in the same way you would say "I'm tired", or "I'm feeling a bit under the weather". In Thai, "I'm hungry" carries an urgency and a call to action in its connotation, meaning "I'm going to eat, and soon."

Every culture has its own specific norms about eating. It is such an important part of everyday life, that a myriad rules and rituals develop around meals.

Thai food is served communally, meaning that when a bunch of Thai people get together, they don't order individual dishes like we do in the west. Each person orders one dish and all the dishes are shared between everyone. It's a sign of sophistication to listen to what other people order and then order something that compliments the other dishes. At the end of the process you should have several dishes that make up an entire harmonious meal.

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Coconut Milk Print E-mail

coconutmilk.jpgCoconut Milk is a white milky product of coconut meat crushed and infused with water used in cooking throughout Asia. It should not be confused with coconut juice, a refreshing drink which is the naturally occurring liquid inside fresh coconuts. Usually sold condensed in cans, and found in any grocery store, (or online here) coconut milk is used as a base for several Thai recipes, including Coconut Chicken Soup, and Green Curry Chicken, as well as some desserts.

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Blooper Reel Print E-mail

bloopers.jpgAs easy as Thai Food is, and as great a chef as Aunchalee is, even she sometimes makes mistakes. Luckily she gets to make all her mistakes on camera. Here are some highlights of behind the scenes at Thai Foodcast. We hope you enjoy them...

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Jackfruit Print E-mail

jackfruit.jpgThe jackfruit is the single largest fruit in the world that comes off a tree. They can weigh up to 80 pounds and be three feet in length. The outside of the fruit is greenish yellow, and it has a thick leathery spiky skin. The sap inside is as sticky as glue, and it takes some work to get the fruit out.. The fruit itself looks like large corn kernels and is fibrous and sweet.

In Thailand most families have a jackfruit tree in their backyard, the reason is that the name of the fruit in Thai is "ka-noon". "Noon" means "support" in Thai. So by having this tree behind you, you have support behind your family.

Practically what this means is that there are millions of these trees producing these incredibly large fruits and they are commonly found everywhere in the kingdom. The fruit inside is delicious, and I think best served a bit chilled.

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