Thai food is famous worldwide for its vibrant flavors, aromatic herbs and unified balance of sweet, sour, salty and spicy tastes.
One of the characteristics of Thai cuisine is its creative use of fresh ingredients, herbs like lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and Thai basil all these herbs infuse dishes with unique aromas and flavors. Coconut milk is another core ingredient that adds richness and creaminess to many of the Thai dishes.
Curries are also central to Thai cuisine, with options ranging from the fiery red curry to the milder green curry, each of them prepared with a blend of spices, herbs, meats or vegetables.
Thai street food are dishes that can be quickly prepared, like stir fry rice and noodle dishes, hot soups, and creamy curries. It’s common to find papaya, mango, and other tropical fruits as primary ingredients in snacks, drinks, and desserts.
Top cuisine of Thailand
1.) Pad Thai
A stir-fried rice noodle dish commonly served as a street food in Thailand as part of the country’s cuisine. It is typically made with rice noodles, shrimp, peanuts, a scrambled egg, and bean sprouts.
2.) Khao Soi
Khao Soi is a deliciously rich, creamy, slightly spicy yellow curry dish originating in Northern Thailand. A Thai curry dish combined with tender braised meat (chicken, beef are favorites) in a coconut curry broth with boiled and fried noodles.
3.) Tom Yum Goong
Tom Yum Goong is a famous Thai soup known its bold and vibrant flavors. It’s a hot and sour soup with fragrant spices. The strong hot and sour flavors makes it very popular in Thai cuisine.
4.) Laab/Larb
Larb is a refreshing Thai salad, usually made with ground meat (typically ground chicken, beef, lamb or pork), lots of fresh herbs (mint, Thai basil or cilantro), lemongrass, garlic, fresh chilies, red onions, lime juice, green onions.
5.) Khao Pad (Thai Fried rice)
Khao pad is a clasic Thai dish, commonly known as Thai fried rice. It’s made by stir frying cooked rice with a variety of ingredients like vegetables, eggs, meat, garlic, onion and soy sauce.
6.) Gaeng Daeng (Thai Red curry)
Red curry is a Thai dish consisting of red curry paste cooked in coconut milk with meat added, such as chicken, beef, pork, duck or shrimp, or vegetarian protein source such as tofu.
