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Thai Food Ingredient
Main Ingredients Used In Cooking Thai Food
What Are The Popular Ingredients In Thai Food?
Most visitors to Thailand are impressed by the delicious flavours and tastes of Thai food. The ingredients
for Thai food are carefully selected and mixed together in varying proportions to create many
disctinctly different appetising flavours. Many of these visitors would miss the taste
of Thai food and try to make some of their favourite Thai food dishes in their own country. This is
when a source for complete information of Thai food ingredients proves to be very useful.
We would like to build this section as a comprehensive source of information for popular Thai
food ingredients. We will be adding new items all the while, so if you need any information on
the ingredients used to cook Thai food, keep a tab on this web page.
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Bean Noodles:
Noodles are an important ingredient in many Thai foods. Like all other Thai food ingredients,
there are different types of noodles and moong bean noodles are one of these. It is interesting
to note that even the same ingredient when used in different Thai food dishes is cooked
differently. Bean noodles or mung bean noodles are referred to by many other names such as
transparent noodles, glass noodles or thread noodles. In certain dishes, the glass noodles
are just plunged into hot water and quickly taken out. In other dishes like the Thai spring
roll, the bean noodles are first cut into small pieces of around 2.5cm and then cooked
in boiling water. It is important that you understand the characteristics and properties
of all ingredients used in cooking Thai food. This will ensure that you purchase
the right ingredient when you visit the grocery store.
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Brown Rice:
Rice is an important ingredient in Thai food but, what is very interesting is Thai brown
rice which is infact unpolished rice. Brown rice is believed to have a high nutritional
value and the most important health benefit of brown rice comes from it's high fibre
content. Rice is normally polished and this is what makes rice seeds white in color.
The brown layer on the rice (bran) has good nutritional value but is removed in the
polishing process. Medical research has now confirmed many health benefits that can
be achieved by eating brown rice and this has resulted in a steady increase in the
consumption of unpolished rice. Brown rice is cooked the same way as white rice is cooked,
the only difference is the soaking process. When cooking brown rice it is necessary
to first soak the rice in water for 25 to 30 minutes. This helps to soften the bran
layer that clings to the rice seed. We have prepared a complete report on brown rice
with useful suggestions and tips.
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Thai Curry Paste:
The curry paste is an important ingredient in many Thai food dishes. We present the recipe
for the very popular Thai red curry paste, the clear instructions and detailed steps make
this an easy Thai recipe to try. You could buy a readymade Thai red curry paste mix, but
making it yourself adds to the excitement and also gives you better control over the final flavour
and taste of your Thai curry paste.
The red curry paste is added to many Thai dishes and gives the food a hot and spicey flavour.
If this is your first attempt at cooking Thai food, moderate the quantity of the Thai curry
paste when cooking.
The ingredients for the curry paste are easy to find, but make sure that you carefully
read the recipe before starting to make this curry paste.
You can store the red curry paste and use it in small portions as needed.
If sealed in a tightly closed glass jar, your Thai curry paste can be
refrigerated and used for around 2-3 months.
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Coconut Milk:
When talking about ingredients in Thai food, we could never miss coconut milk. This is one
of the main ingredients used in Thai cooking. Dishes ranging from sweet Thai desserts to
spicey and hot servings use coconut milk as a main ingredient. If you are shopping for
Thai food ingredients in Thailand, you will not have much problem in finding a pack of
ready made coconut milk. Asian stores in the U.S and Europe sometimes stock coconut milk
in a ready to use form. It might not always be possible to get readymade coconut milk,
and this is the reason for including this article. We provide detailed recipes for making
coconut milk and also explain the difference between coconut milk and coconut cream.
Since coconut milk is the main ingredient in many Thai food dishes, you really cannot avoid
using it. Excluding coconut milk in such cases would change the overall flavour and consistency
of your Thai food cooking. We have provided three recipes to choose from so do read this
section.
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Lemon Grass:
One of the famous Thai food ingredients is lemon grass or 'takraai'. Thai cooking uses
lemon grass in soups, stews and stir fried dishes. The ingredient that
gives the intense lemon aroma and flavour to many Thai dishes is lemon
grass. Taste lemon grass and you will be impressed with it's lemon
flavour, a hint of ginger will also be noticed. Lemon grass as an
ingredient in Thai food is used in two ways. Thai lemon grass and lemon
grass mean the same thing. Traditionally, lemon grass was used in South
East Asian nations like, Vietnam, Thailand, China and Malaysia. The irresistable
aroma of fresh lemon grass, has impressed cooks and food lovers all over
the globe. Substitutes for fresh lemon grass could be dried lemon grass,
powdered lemon grass and lemon grass paste. We have prepared a complete
report on lemon grass. You will understand the meaning of lemon grass
and also get valuable tips on using this popular Thai food ingredient
in your cooking. Read our comprehensive report on lemon grass by
clicking here.
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Galangal:
This is a very common ingredient in Thai food, yet people often mistake it
for the more common ginger. Galangal has a much lighter color as compared
to ginger, it sometimes has pinkish portions.
There are two types of galangal and these are
called khaa and krachaai in Thailand. Fresh galangal tastes
the best, you can however use dried or powdered galangal if fresh galangal
is not available. As a common Thai food ingredient, galangal and ginger are
processed in a similar way. However, the taste and flavour of ginger and
galangal are distinctly different. Galangal is much harder than ginger
and is therefore sliced into pieces before it is crushed. Delicious
Thai curry pastes use galangal as one of the main ingredients.
The origins of galangal can be traced to Indonesia and China, it can
however be found in almost every nation today. Many grocery stores stock
galangal powder, this is common even in Thailand where fresh galangal is
easily available. It is the convenience factor that draws
people to use galangal powder.
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Eggplant:
This is a popular ingredient in many Thai food dishes. Also known as aubergine,
eggplants can range in size from a tiny peanut size to, large sizes that can be
upto 10 inches long. The Thai green chicken curry recipe uses two types of eggplants
for ingredients, one type is shown here in the adjacent image and is around 1.5 to 2 inches
in diameter. The second type of eggplant used is just the size of a pea.
There are different types of eggplants, the color range could be from green to white
and dark purple to almost black. Thailand is the only country which we have come
across where, people eat raw eggplants. Besides being used as an ingredient in Thai food,
the Thais also eat eggplants raw with spicy dips (sauces) or even with a dry mixture of
salt and chilli powder. Though generally regarded as a vegetable when used as an ingredient
in many recipes, the eggplant is biologically classified as a fruit and not a vegetable.
Most Thai food recipes advise to retain the skin of the eggplant during the
cooking process.
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