Showing posts with label THAI FOOD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label THAI FOOD. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Som Tum


Som Tum is accepted as a typical Thai dish, consisting of grated papaya and carrots mixed well with the seasonings of lime juice, palm sugar and fish sauce, heated by hot spicy chilies and garlic, scented by fried ground nut combined with dried shrimp, tomato, spring beans then served with various kinds of fresh vegetables such as morning glory and cabbage.
The main ingredients of this Thai dish, the vegetables, contain many beneficial kinds of vitamins, especially vitamin A and beta-carotene from the carrots. Beta-carotene can help reduce the free radicals which are known to cause cancer. Other ingredients in Som Tum are of nutritional value and aide in improving one’s health too.

Thod Mun Pla Krai (curied Mixed Fish Cake)


Thod Mun Pla Krai is a Thai dish. This dish is a savory complement of various kinds of Thai herbs and spices mixed well with grated fish meat and sliced spring beans to make it sticky mixture. The deep fried small bite of the mixture is served with the side dish made from sliced cucumber, roasted ground nut and vinegar. This dish can be served as a snack or a main dish with rice. This Thai cuisine provides nutritional value especially protein from fish and fiber from vegetables. Moreover, it provides medicinal property from herbs and spices. The savory scent of Thod Mun Pla Krai is also used in aroma therapy.

Kaeng Kheow Wan Kai


Kaeng Kheow Wan Kai Sod Sai Khai Khem, a green curry served with salted-yolk filled chicken, is a well-known Thai coconut-milk curry. Its distinctive taste is derived from the richness of creamy hot coconut milk blended with various Thai herbs and spices. The complementary flavors of the aromatic oils and aroma provide not only a special enhanced appeal for this Thai delicacy but have been chosen also use in aromatic therapy. They ease one’s mind and relieve some kinds of pain while providing you with a very enjoyable Thai nouvelle cuisine. The nutritious benefits of protein, vitamins, mineral salts, and fiber obtained from chicken, egg yolks and vegetables accordingly create Kaeng Kheow Wan Kai’s. A Thai cuisine of nutritious value and unique taste appreciated by all.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Phad Thai (Fried Noodle)


Phad Thai is a Thai one-dish meal famous for its unique taste and mouth-watering appearance due to plentiful ingredients.

The dish derives its nutritive value from both the mixtures and from fresh vegetables which is a complement to the dish. Some of the vegetables are banana blossoms, bean sprouts, pennywort, and Chinese leek leaves. They also provide fiber and have medicinal property-they help relieve internal pain. Moreover, banana blossom enhances milk flow of newly delivering mothers. In conclusion, Phad Thai is not only delicious but also nutritious.

Tom Yum Kung


Tom Yum Kung is a spicy Thai cuisine, soured by juice, salted by fish sauce, and heated with hot spicy chilies. This Thai dish is also a savory complement of Various Kind of Thai herbs such as galangal, lemon grass, and kaffir lime leaves served with chili paste and coconut cream that combine to enhance its flavoring appeal.

This Thai cuisine delicacy is not only delicious but also nutritious as well. The dish contains protein from shrimp and fiber from other Thai herbs and ingredients of nutritional value. It’s believed that Thai herbs can help stop the growth of cancer. The savory scent of Tom Yum Kung is often used in aroma therapy for its relaxing and curing effects in the treatment of some diseases.