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Thailand
/ Thai Cuisine
Thai Cuisine
is in a class of its own. It does not really resemble any other
cuisine of the world, though if it is to be described by being
compared to the cuisine of other countries one could say that
it is somehow a blend between Chinese and Indian.
A feature
shared with Chinese cuisine are the staple foods, rice
and noodles. A similarity to Indian cuisine are curries
though Thai curries often are prepared without coconut milk.
Khao
rice
Nua
beef
Mu
pork
Kai
chicken
Khai
egg
Pet
duck
Pla
fish
Kung
shrimp
Pu
crab meat
Phak
vegetables
CURRIES
Kaeng
curry
Kaeng
mat sa man a rich beef curry with peanuts, not spicy
Kaeng
ka ri a mild flavored Indian type curry made with potatoes
and most commonly chicken though sometimes other meats are used
Kaeng
kai chicken curry
Kaeng
nua beef curry
Kaeng
pla duk catfish curry
Kaeng
som fish and vegetable curry
SOUPS
Kaeng
chut a mild flavored soup made of vegetables and/or shrimp,
chicken and pork
Kaeng
chut wun sen the same as kaeng chut but with shredded jelly
Kaeng
liang a typical Thai style vegetable soup
Tom
yam a chili hot and sour soup made with pork, shrimp, beef,
chicken or fish
Tom
indicating that a dish is boiled
Khao
tom mu a mild rice soup flavored with pork
Khao
tom pla a mild rice soup flavored with fish
Khao
tom kung a mild rice soup flavored with shrimp
Tom
khlong salted fish boiled with tamarind and onions
Pet
tun steamed duck soup
Khao
phot corn soup
Hu cha
lam sai pu shark fin soup with crab meat
EGG DISHES
Khai
egg
Khai
luak soft boiled egg
Khai
tom hard boiled egg
Khai
dao fried egg
Khai
tot omelette
Khai
tot sai mu omelette filled with pork
Khai
yat sai omelette filled with meat, onions and sugar peas
Po pia
an egg roll containing bean sprouts, pork and crab meat (not
fried)
Po pia
tot an egg roll containing bean sprouts, pork, crab meat
(fried)
FRIED DISHES
Khao
rice
Khao
phat fried rice
Pla
tot fried fish
Kai
tot fried chicken
Kai
phat phrik fried chicken and chillies
Kai
yang roasted chicken
Kung
tot krob crisp fried prawns
Priao
wan sweet and sour pork with vegetables
Phak
kung phat Thai fried vegetables made with morning glory
stems and leaves
Hae
kun thin slices of shrimp eaten with a side order of Chinese
syrup
Mi klob
crisp thin noodles (vermicelli) with bits of meat, shrimp and
egg and sweet and sour sauce
Nua
phat nam man hoi fried beef with oyster-flavored sauce and
green onion
Dok
kalam phat mu (kung, kai, nua) fried pork (shrimp, chicken,
beef) with cauliflower
MISCELLANEOUS
Pla
prieo wan sweet and sour fried fish
Kam
pu tot fried crab claws
Kam
pu nung steamed crab claws
Salad
nua san roast beef salad
Pla
nam khao stewed fish in white sauce
RICE DISHES
Khao
rice
Rat
khao any dish served over rice; ordinary Thai restaurants
sell their dishes either in portions big enough for several
eaters or as rat khao, a serving over rice portioned for one
person
Khao
man kai sliced chicken served with plain rice
Khao
na pet sliced roast duck with plain rice
Khao
na kai sliced chicken with bamboo shoots and spring onions
in a gravy over plain rice
Khao
mu daeng sliced cooked pork with egg and gravy over plain
rice
Khao
mu tot sliced fried pork over plain rice (can be ordered
with khai, egg, added on top)
Khao
rat na nua fried vegetables and beef in a gravy over plain
rice
NOODLE DISHES
Nam
literally meaning water, is used to indicate a soup dish
Haeng
literally just meaning dry, is used to indicate that a dish
is without broth
Kuai
tiao rice noodles
Ba mi
wheat and egg noodles
Kuai
tiao lat na wide white noodles with meat, vegetables and
gravy placed on top
Kuai
tiao haeng white noodles flavored with a small amount of
meat, vegetables (preferably bean sprouts) and spices
Kuai
tiao nam same as above, but with a broth added
Kuai
tiao phat Thai thin white noodles fried with bean sprouts
and a small quantity of many other ingredients including meats
Kuai
tiao phat si iu sai khai noodles fried with Chinese sauce,
meat, vegetables and egg
Ba mi
nam boiled wheat and egg noodles with broth
Ba mi
haeng same as above but without broth
Ba mi
na mu (nua, kai, kung, pu) fried yellow noodles with pork
(beef, chicken, shrimp, crab meat)
Ba mi
na phak same as above, but with vegetables
Ba mi
krob rat na kung crisp fried yellow noodles with shrimp
Ba mi
krob rat na mu same as above but with pork
Ba mi
krob rat na kai same as above, but with chicken
Kieo
nam wanton (meat ball) soup
Kieo
haeng wanton with bits of vegetables and spices
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