Thai Food

[Skeptical]

I'd like to begin expanding my culinary horizons. After deciding on this, I watched an episode of "The Big Bang Theory" and decided to start off with Thai food.

 

I'm not exactly a picky eater, and tend towards a "food as fuel, or food for pleasure" mindset. What should I start off eating and how do I tell it it's "authentic" Thai food?

[Serpent Eye]

My favorite Thai food is Pad Thai with Tofu (you generally have your choices of meat with it, but I love tofu :P )

 

 

It's a combination of rice noodles, peanuts, bean sprouts, eggs, often an assortment of vegetables, and lovely chili spices!

 

If you're worried about authenticity, you can always look around your town to see if you have any Thai restaurants nearby. :)

 

Edit: Also, if you're worried about convenience, you can always check out the specialty/natural foods section of your local grocery store -- they will likely carry some sort of microwaveable Thai treat! :)

[Skeptical]

My favorite Thai food is Pad Thai with Tofu (you generally have your choices of meat with it, but I love tofu :P )

 

 

It's a combination of rice noodles, peanuts, bean sprouts, eggs, often an assortment of vegetables, and lovely chili spices!

 

If you're worried about authenticity, you can always look around your town to see if you have any Thai restaurants nearby. :)

 

Edit: Also, if you're worried about convenience, you can always check out the specialty/natural foods section of your local grocery store -- they will likely carry some sort of microwaveable Thai treat! :)

 

OK, thanks. I think I'll skip the tofu, but otherwise that sounds great, and like a good place to start.

[Danqazmlp]

Well i recently accidentally (didn't see the sign) Went into a vegan Thai restaurant and I have to admit, I enjoyed it. Can't say what anything was however, it all seemed to be almost random mixtures of noodles/rice with quorn meat.

[Lenticular_J]

Haha, me and my friend went to an amazing Thai restaurant yesterday renown around here for making hella spicy food. I got medium-hot grilled chicken with veggies and rice, playing it safe since I didn't know what the rest was, and it was one of the most amazing meals I've had in a while. Spicy as hell, too - I can't imagine what the extreme was.

[Poopingman]

I love pad thai

[Skeptical]

Haha, me and my friend went to an amazing Thai restaurant yesterday renown around here for making hella spicy food. I got medium-hot grilled chicken with veggies and rice, playing it safe since I didn't know what the rest was, and it was one of the most amazing meals I've had in a while. Spicy as hell, too - I can't imagine what the extreme was.

 

I'm good with spicy: I won't be starting off with anything too radical; it's just that I don't want to go to a restraunt and just randomly point to something on the menu and hope asking for it won't make me sound stupid. xD

[Amaranth_GTO]

Start with pad Thai. First Thai food I had was chicken pad Thai at a Thai place near my school with a girl, was amazing. Just remember, most Thai food is spicy. If they offer to make if more spicy, don't do it your first time. If you find that you'd like something hotter, next time you go you can get it more spicy. But when they make it as hot as they can, it's HOOOOT

[SuperS]

Make a Thai Red or Green curry, I doubt it is that authentic but tastes good.

 

All you need is:

400ml tin of coconut milk ( if you are serving 3-5 people)

Meat of your choice sliced into strips

 

So easy to make, what to do first is to:

Get a blender or pestle and mortar, blender is easier and better

Add:

a few spoons of black peppercorns

Teaspoon of Cumin and corriander

couple of centremeters of ginger

Few lime leaves

Chilli of your choice

Few tablespoons of Soy sauce or thai fish sauce or just oil

Teaspoon lime juice

 

 

Blend it all together

Heat a wok up

add the paste you now have to the wok

Add 3 tablespoons brown sugar

mix that together

wait til it makes a funky smell

add the meat

cook til browned

add the coconut milk

Cook til you want to eat it, the better the longer

 

Can be served with rice or noodles

 

Simples

[Dupin]

Start with a restaurant, it's much easier if you know what you're looking for. You can find reviews for restaurants in your area online, and I would reccommend going to the nearest large city just because food there tends to be less risky.

 

Pad Thai is delicious, as are Thai curries.

[Skeptical]

Start with a restaurant, it's much easier if you know what you're looking for. You can find reviews for restaurants in your area online, and I would reccommend going to the nearest large city just because food there tends to be less risky.

 

Pad Thai is delicious, as are Thai curries.

 

Yea, that's my plan. Once I know what I like, I'll try making some of my own.

[qeltar]

The absolutely simplest way to get introduced to Thai food is to start with premade curry pastes, which you can get pretty much anywhere now. Put a jar or can in a big pot with a couple of cans of coconut milk, add meat and veggies of your choice -- like potatoes, carrots, onions, peas, cauliflower -- and simmer for an hour. Serve over rice.

 

I make this often and it is pretty much no work at all, but people always rave about it.

[Skeptical]

The absolutely simplest way to get introduced to Thai food is to start with premade curry pastes, which you can get pretty much anywhere now. Put a jar or can in a big pot with a couple of cans of coconut milk, add meat and veggies of your choice -- like potatoes, carrots, onions, peas, cauliflower -- and simmer for an hour. Serve over rice.

 

I make this often and it is pretty much no work at all, but people always rave about it.

 

I'm not much of a cook, but that does sound like something that I could do. =P

 

I'll probably try eating at a restraunt first, so I have a better idea of exactly what it's supposed to taste like.

[SuperS]

The absolutely simplest way to get introduced to Thai food is to start with premade curry pastes, which you can get pretty much anywhere now. Put a jar or can in a big pot with a couple of cans of coconut milk, add meat and veggies of your choice -- like potatoes, carrots, onions, peas, cauliflower -- and simmer for an hour. Serve over rice.

 

I make this often and it is pretty much no work at all, but people always rave about it.

 

 

That's ok, but you don't know what goes into the pre-made curry pastes. What you can do if you don't wanna make the paste every time, is to make a large batch and stick it into containers and chuck it in the freezer. It takes a few minutes if you have all the ingredients ready to make the paste, time well spent in my opinion.

[qeltar]

Well I live in a place where getting the ingredients is not a simple affair.

 

This is the stuff I use.

[SuperS]

Well I live in a place where getting the ingredients is not a simple affair.

 

This is the stuff I use.

 

Ah, guess I'm lucky, got lots of good fresh food shops nearby.

[Skeptical]

Well I live in a place where getting the ingredients is not a simple affair.

 

This is the stuff I use.

 

Ah, guess I'm lucky, got lots of good fresh food shops nearby.

 

Finding ingredients shouldn't be a problem: I only live about 30 mins from a major city, I'm really just more unsure about my cooking skills; although making some of the suggested dishes does seem like something within my ability; I'll compile a list, and grab the ingredients next time I'm out.

[SuperS]

Well I live in a place where getting the ingredients is not a simple affair.

 

This is the stuff I use.

 

Ah, guess I'm lucky, got lots of good fresh food shops nearby.

 

Finding ingredients shouldn't be a problem: I only live about 30 mins from a major city, I'm really just more unsure about my cooking skills; although making some of the suggested dishes does seem like something within my ability; I'll compile a list, and grab the ingredients next time I'm out.

 

It is much much easier than it sounds