Category "thai-cuisine"

How can one use Thai basil stems and flowers?

What parts, besides the leaves of Thai Basil, are usable? I am making Thai Basil Chicken (Gai Pad Krapow) using the leaves but can I use the stems and flowers

Can dried shrimp be used as a substitute for shrimp paste in a recipe for thai curry paste?

I'd like to make my own thai red curry and green curry pastes but both of these call for shrimp paste which isn't widely available in my country. I do have a p

Does "1 lime leaf" mean a pair of leaves, or half a pair?

I love lime leaves. In fact, I bought a lime tree so that I can have them all the time without making a grocery run. The leaves look like this: I have some ver

Can I substitute "green beans" for "string beans"?

The famous Thai salad "Som Tam" uses raw, crushed string beans in small amounts, and I have seen recipes that suggest raw normal green beans as a substitution.

Do I need onions when making thai curry paste? or can I just add onions to the dish I'm cooking later with the paste?

I've been experimenting with making green thai curry paste this week and I have a pretty decent tasting curry resulting right now. However, in all the green cu

What is glooi in English?

Warning! As is discussed in the comments to the answer, the plant and tuber may be poisonous and must be cooked by experts. I went to a village market in NE Th

How do you make sauce for a Thai dish such as Chicken Pad Khing?

I've eaten Chicken Pad Khing (Ginger Chicken Stir Fry) many times in Thai restaurants. Really love the dish. I'm a very amateur cook and recently attempted th

Can one preserve cooked fish with salt?

I am attempting to replicate a Thai delicacy called 'Pla Tuu'. It is a small fish that is salted, cooked in water, and then reheated periodically to preserve it

Healthy Boy Black Soy Sauce vs Healthy Boy Black Sweet Soy Sauce [duplicate]

Could someone please tell me whether these two soy sauces are different? Thank you.

Are cockroaches a usable source of protein?

Bear with me, this is an entirely serious if not necessarily particularly practical question :) In The Damage Done, perhaps the best known notionally non-ficti

How can I substitute Egg Noodles for Rice Noodles in a Pad Thai?

I'm unable to get rice noodles right now but I've never used egg noodles before. What is the difference in how I should cook it?

Separate coconut oil using microwave

I am cooking thai curry and wondering if I can seperate coconut oil using microwave?

Coconut milk tastes bland

I have been attempting to use coconut milk in both a curry and a rice recipe. I am aiming for a rich and smooth texture, but it keeps coming out bland and water

Making sauerkraut with fish sauce instead of salt?

Experimenting on an idea. So I can make the best Reuben. Making sauerkraut for the first time. Using a basic recipe, 1 head of cabbage(3lbs.) To 1 1/2 Tbl. Sa

What can I use in Thai curries instead of cilantro or coriander root? (Allergy)

I'm trying to make panang curry from scratch for my sister, who is allergic to cilantro (AKA coriander outside of the US). This is not the gene that causes it t

Three different-colored Thai curry pastes, how are they different?

Three different-colored Thai curry pastes that are readily available (plus Panang curry), green,yellow, and red. How do they differ in taste and heat? I’m

Are egg rolls supposed to be eaten with chopsticks or hands?

Are egg rolls, common in Asian restaurants, such as Chinese, Thai, or Vietnamese (at least in America), supposed to be eaten with chopsticks or hands?

How to prevent large rice noodle from curling?

Today I cooked big rice noodles with chicken in oyster sauce, Thai style. It was very delicious. I had not fresh, but dried noodles (photo not mine). In or

Is it possible to release the earthy citrus of a tomato in a soup without eating it?

I have this idea that maybe along with other ingredients for a savory Thai-inspired soup that I can boil whole tomatoes with it to balance the savory flavor wit

Is pad thai actually Thai?

More like meta-cooking question, but I believe it fits here better than on travel stack. All around the world, one of the symbols of Thailand is Pad Thai. And