Hi well my ex who is studding for chef is about to present her final test and it will be a Thai dish so id like to know for people who have been there what is the dish you liked the most with pictures if its possible.

Or if you know recipes or in general all the input you can give, thx

So no fek

United States3001 Posts

March 26 2010 02:28 GMT

Don't know how authentic it would be in America, but my two favorite dishes are Pad Thai and Panang Curry. And if she had the time, you couldn't go wrong with Tom Yum soup on the side.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_Thai

Just pulled random images off Google, but they're all pretty close to what I'd expect the dish to look like here.

Edit: I definitely missed the "who have been there" part of your post. So you may want to discredit mine.

peidongyang

Canada2084 Posts

March 26 2010 02:29 GMT

Stereotypical Thai stuff:

Pad Thai XD

http://fanclub.redelvises.net/0903/chickpadthai.jpg

Basically, to make it taste "better", or more "thai", continually double the amount of green pepper spices until utterly unbearable

So no fek

United States3001 Posts

March 26 2010 02:31 GMT

On March 26 2010 11:29 peidongyang wrote:
Stereotypical Thai stuff:

Pad Thai XD

http://fanclub.redelvises.net/0903/chickpadthai.jpg

Basically, to make it taste "better", or more "thai", continually double the amount of green pepper spices until utterly unbearable

When I eat Pad Thai, I generally prefer it to be milder than I'd normally order most dishes. IT usually has a nice sweetness to it. Maybe add a bit of chili sauce to flavor up blander dishes, or if I really need the heat. Curry on the other hand is one of the dishes I'll order as hot as possible.

Kentor

United States5784 Posts

March 26 2010 02:34 GMT

pad kee mao with beef is my favorite.

looks very hard to get the flavors right though.

oh yeah they asked me how hot i wanted it when i ordered this before, on a scale of 1-10, and i asked for 10. my stomach was burning for a whole day and it was painful taking a shit.

good stuff

DJEtterStyle

United States2766 Posts

March 26 2010 02:35 GMT

I'm a big fan of red pineapple curry with pork and green bell peppers. Pad Thai is obviously good, too.

sung_moon

United States10110 Posts

March 26 2010 02:38 GMT

On March 26 2010 11:34 Kentor wrote:
pad kee mao with beef is my favorite.

looks very hard to get the flavors right though. always just buy it but it costs a lot

that shit is soooooooo good if its done right

zXk3

Mexico1178 Posts

March 26 2010 02:38 GMT

well im friend of chef Da of http://www.padthai.com.mx/ she is from bangkok so if you have a question in specific, i think i can make her spill her secrets

baal

10533 Posts

March 26 2010 02:40 GMT

nothing specific, i dont think an Americanized thai food recipe is what im looking for i mean, i dont think it will be judged highly.

Speake

United States494 Posts

March 26 2010 03:20 GMT

#10

On March 26 2010 11:34 Kentor wrote:
pad kee mao with beef is my favorite.

looks very hard to get the flavors right though. always just buy it but it costs a lot

Just saw this pic and decided to get it tomorrow ! Looks fucking amazing

Waxangel

United States33142 Posts

March 26 2010 03:22 GMT

#11

All of the stuff that has peanuts as a major flavoring, Massaman curry the foremost :O

SoLaR[i.C]

United States2969 Posts

March 26 2010 03:32 GMT

#12

I fucking love Thai food. IMO, it's a toss up between Thai and Indian for best food on the ~~Asian Continent~~ planet.

Thus I've created a list of my favorite dishes in no particular order:

(1) Tom Kha Soup

(2) Green Papaya Salad

(3) Massaman Curry

(4) Pra Ram Chicken

LosingID8

CA10824 Posts

March 26 2010 03:35 GMT

#13

yum... thai food

onewingedmoogle

Canada434 Posts

March 26 2010 03:39 GMT

#14

whats the tom kha soup made of?

Railxp

Hong Kong1313 Posts

March 26 2010 03:43 GMT

#15

ZOMG jaw drop mouth water drool.

i can feel my mouth pumping saliva now

SoLaR[i.C]

United States2969 Posts

March 26 2010 03:43 GMT

#16

On March 26 2010 12:39 onewingedmoogle wrote:
whats the tom kha soup made of?

It's a super delicious, spicy sweet soup traditionally with coconut milk, galangal, chiles, lemon grass, and chicken or shrimp.

It's even better when you add mushrooms and a few other ingredients.

Chairman Ray

United States11903 Posts

March 26 2010 03:45 GMT

#17

On March 26 2010 11:34 Kentor wrote:
pad kee mao with beef is my favorite.

I vouch, that stuff is guuuud

Shymon

United States620 Posts

March 26 2010 04:00 GMT

#18

Speaking in a more general way about the flavor profile of Thai food it usually has the spicy counterbalanced with sweet notes. For example most curry recipes call for either a sweet vegetable or just straight up cane sugar to be added to the curry paste, meat and coconut milk. Tamarind paste is also a very thai way of introducing sweetness into dishes. By the way for anyone who is sort of rolling their eyes and saying that northern thai food is more salty and less spicy in flavor, yes i know but for sake of brevity (and since northern thai food is all but impossible to find in the USA) i will restrict my advice to southern dishes that are more staples of what americans think of thai food.

That being said about flavors a traditional thai meal (a reasonably formal one at least) usually consists of a side dish of rice, and a selection of cooking techniques and seasonings, usually a stir-fry, a curry, and a soup. There is a a great deal of importance placed on not repeating seasonings or techniques as this is seen as uncreative. So my sample thai menu might look as follows:

Green mango salad
Snake gourd, egg, and crab soup.
green curry with beef and baby corn.
Stir-fried green and yellow beans with garlic and chilies
steamed rice (of course)

Impervious

Canada4198 Posts

March 26 2010 06:02 GMT

#19

There's 2 very authentic Thai restaurants in my hometown. My favorite dish is bun thit nuong. So simple, yet so good.

Ima have to go there next time I go home.