Thai Cuisine

The North (Chiang Mai and Isaan) cooks lighter dishes with herbs, fermented fish, and sticky rice. Khao Soi and Som Tam come from there. Bangkok and the South use more coconut milk and sweetness, which is the case for all four curries in this selection.

Tom Yum Goong is built on two curves: first, sweetness and sea aroma are drawn from the shrimp…

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25 min + 20 min | Medium | 6 porce

Most recipes can be made without meat: use firm tofu instead of chicken or beef, dry it and fry it separately before stir-frying so it holds its shape. Choose curry paste without shrimp paste and replace fish sauce with soy sauce plus a tablespoon of lime juice.

Tom Kha Gai is the gentler brother of Tom Yum. Coconut milk carries sweetness and fat that binds…

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20 min + 20 min | Easy | 6 porce

Som Tam – spicy green papaya salad with chili, lime, fish sauce, and peanuts

Som Tam is not a salad you toss with a spoon. Ingredients are pounded in a mortar with…

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30 min + 5 min | Easy | 6 porce

Satay Gai – grilled marinated chicken skewers with peanut sauce and pickled vegetables

Satay comes down to the marinade and the heat. Coconut milk in the marinade coats the meat in…

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45 min + 60 min | Medium | 6 porce

Red Curry (Gaeng Daeng) – red curry from red paste and coconut milk with beef

Red curry is straightforward: paste, coconut, beef, sauce. The difference from green curry is in the paste -…

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25 min + 30 min | Medium | 6 porce

Pad Thai – stir-fried rice noodles with egg, shrimp, tofu, tamarind, peanuts, and lime

Pad Thai is known for three things: noodles are soft but hold their shape, egg is scrambled into…

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30 min + 20 min | Medium | 6 porce

Pad Kra Pao – stir-fried meat with Thai basil, chili, and garlic, served with rice and a fried egg

Pad Kra Pao is Thai street food: fast, spicy, and aromatic. The wok temperature and order decide everything…

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20 min + 20 min | Easy | 6 porce

Massaman Curry – aromatic curry with beef, coconut milk, potatoes, and peanuts

Massaman is the least Thai of Thai curries: the spices come from India and Malaysia, and the meat…

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30 min + 90 min | Medium | 6 porce

Mango Sticky Rice (Khao Niao Mamuang) – sticky rice with coconut milk and ripe mango

Mango Sticky Rice is a dessert made of two simple things: sticky rice and mango. What matters is…

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20 min + 55 min | Medium | 12 porce

Khao Soi – northern Thai noodle soup with coconut curry, chicken, and crispy noodles

Khao Soi is a soup of two textures: soft noodles in coconut curry and a handful of crispy…

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25 min + 50 min | 6 porce