Food For Thought
Tom Yum aka Spicy Lemongrass Soup
“TOM YUM” or as we call it on our menu, spicy lemongrass soup, is definitely one of the top three well known dishes from Thai cuisine. Tom yum is to Thai cuisine as chicken noodle soup is to American — total comfort food. The flavors distinct to this soup is spicy & sour. The main [...]
Having Dinner — The Thai Way
America has a very self-interesting food culture. For example if you go out to a generic chain restaurant and order a dish you’ll have your meat and a couple sides like veggies or a potato all for yourself. There’s no real sharing, probably a couple bites here and there, but ultimately your dish is for [...]
Sticky Rice w/ Mango
The variety of desserts in Thailand are endless, but the most well known is “sticky rice w/ mango” or “Khao Neow Mamuang” in Thai. Rice is Thailand’s life line, so of course we also eat it for dessert. The rice we use for this dessert is not the jasmine rice you would eat with a [...]
Of Course Thais Eat w/ Chopsticks — They’re Asian.
It’s easy to assume that all Asians eat with chopsticks since the Chinese eat with chopsticks and they make up a sixth of the world’s population. Plus, the Japanese eat with chopsticks as well as Koreans. Whoa! That’s a whole lot of Asians eating with chopsticks. Well, Thais use chopsticks to eat Chinese food, and [...]
Will the Real Pad Thai Please Stand Up.
Pad Thai is a street dish. It’s amazing how such a dish most Thai people really don’t choose to eat on a daily basis, has become the ambassador of Thai cuisine to the world. A Thai person would choose pad see ew or laad naar before they would ever order pad Thai. I can confidently [...]
Hold The Ketchup
So what do I have against ketchup? I actually love this condiment especially, Heinz. Even with all the “gourmet” brands out there nothing beats it. It has a perfectly well rounded taste of tart and sweet. As for me, no fry can be eaten without a dip in ketchup, nor eggs in morning. It’s not [...]
Crab Rangoon – The Low down
Ahh… crab Rangoon, how much I loathe thee. The staple appetizer on Chinese-American restaurant menus has now become ubiquitous on Thai ones as well. Not because it is Thai, it’s not even Chinese, but because they sell. For some reason, the combination of grease, salty cream cheese and non-existent fake crab meat strikes a chord [...]
Sriracha: As American as Apple Pie
You can always depend on Sriracha – the beloved green top hot sauce with the rooster on the front, to satisfy your spice craving. It always hits the spot, and in my opinion, far better than tabasco. Once found only in the pantries of Asian immigrants, our hot Rooster friend now graces the supermarket aisles [...]
