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World's 50 most delicious foods
1. Massaman curry, Thailand
2. Neapolitan pizza, Italy
3. Chocolate, Mexico
4. Sushi, Japan
...
28. Pho, Vietnam
30. Goi cuon (summer roll), Vietnam
By CNNGo 21 July, 2011
Thai cuisine is the national cuisine of Thailand. Thai cuisine places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components. Thai cuisine is known for being spicy. Balance, detail and variety are important to Thai cooking. Thai food is known for its balance of the four fundamental taste senses in each dish or the overall meal: sour, sweet, salty, and (optional) bitter.; and it also can be quite hot (spicy).
I. THAI FOOD CHARACTERISTICS Integrated from neighbor countries Blend of herbs, spices and fresh food Combine 4 main tastes (4S) Typical meals: rice, soup, curry, salad, fried dishes,
insect, fruit Famous food: Thai hot pot, Tom yam gung sour soup,
Curry a part of Thai culture attracting tourists each year
Culinary and cooking tours of Thailand
• Most non-Thai curries consist of powdered or ground dried spices, whereas the major ingredients of Thai curry are fresh herbs. • A simple Thai curry paste consists of dried chilies, shallots and shrimp paste. More complex curries include garlic, galangal, coriander roots, lemon grass, kefir lime peel and peppercorns.
Curries
THAI CURRY “curry” derived from Tamil word “kari” mean
sauce Basic curry: vegetables/meat cooked with spices
with or without gravy Variety of ingredients: seafood, chicken, beef,
vegetable, coconut milk, chili…
COMPARISON India curry Less ingredients: yogurt,
butter, dry spices, chick pea flour
Simple cooking style Form: paste
Thai curry Ingredients:
meat, fish, vegetable, herbs, spices
Complex cooking style Form: sauce
Using of fresh ingredients & more coconut milk, Thai curries tend to be more aromatic and greasy than Indian curries
II. TYPES OF THAI CURRY Three broad categories of curry:
Curry water basedCurry paste basedCurry coconut-milk based or color based
COLOR BASED The most common way to
categories Thai curry Five types: Red, yellow,
green, panang and massaman
The most popular curries: red, green and yellow curries
COLOR BASED
Types of curry
Green curry Red Curry
Yellow curry
Color Green Red Yellow
Paste Fresh Dry Dry
Types Soup Soup Soup & powder
Hot degree Hot Hottest Medium
Place to eat Central North South
III. MAKING PROCESS OF GREEN CURRY
Key ingredients: fresh chilies, lemon grass, galangal, garlic, shallot, kaffir lime, cilantro roots, and shrimp paste
How to make Thai green curry?Prep Time: 25 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesTotal Time: 45 minutes
INGREDIENTS Green curry paste: fresh green Thai chilies,
onion, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, coriander, cumin, shrimp paste, white pepper, fish sauce, brown sugar, lime juice,
Curry ingredients: boneless chicken thigh, coconut milk, lime leaves, red bell pepper, zucchini, fresh basil, vegetable oil
PREPARATION Place all the "green curry paste" ingredients together in
a food processor Add the oil on frying pan and then add the green curry
paste After 30 seconds to 1 minute, add coconut milk Add the chicken, stirring to incorporate. When the
curry sauce comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium or medium-low, until you get a nice simmer.
Cover and allow to simmer 3-5 more minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Stir occasionally.
Add the red bell pepper and zucchini, lime leaf, Simmer another 2-3 minutes
adding 1-2 Tbsp. fish sauce, spicy Serve this curry in bowls
IV. SERVING CURRY
Curries are eaten spooned over plain steamed jasmine rice or kanom jeen (round rice noodles). This helps to cut the heat and the intensity of the flavors
Diners normally share a bowl of curry which is accompanied by dishes with mild & salty tastes working as Thailand cooling factors
The main food in Thailand food is rice.Everyone has eaten it since they were born
But we can’t really eat rice alone so we have to have something to go with it.
+ ?= curry
FOR EXAMPLES,…
Thai green chicken curry
Serve with a bowl of Thai fragrant rice and lime wedges for squeezing over
Thai red curry Serve with the coriander sprinkled over and steamed jasmine rice
V. HEALTH BENEFITS OF CURRY
Turmeric is a stimulant for the digestion and detoxifies the body
Fresh Chili Peppers act as a stimulant for the digestion, a circulatory stimulant and an antioxidant, being rich in protein,vitamin A and C. They are effective against colds, flues and congestion
Kaffir Lime and Galangal are stimulants for the digestion
Lemon grass is useful against colds, congestion, fever, cough, sore throat
Garlic acts as a carmative, a detoxifying agent and is powerful against colds, congestion and cough
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VI. Top tips• Use a range of different vegetables, such as broccoli, spinach or courgette
• Use frozen vegetables, like peas, runner beans or soy beans
• Curries not best served with wines because it is too strong for wine
• Serving with rice → best & normal way
WHERE TO TASTE THAI CURRY
ThaiExpress restaurant
Adress:Tòa nhà 24T2, Hoàng Đạo Thúy, Trung Hòa, Nhân Chính, Cầu Giấy, Hn
WHERE TO TASTE THAI CURRY IN THAILAND
Deck restaurant Address: Soi 7 Th Hat Pattaya
Dalaabaa Bar and Restaurants Address: 113 Th Bamrungrat,E of Mae Nam Ping River