Thai cooking traditionally has been done in very simple cooking
utencils and in simple ways. There was a simple clay pot and fire and using natural
wood from the forest. With this the Thais came up with delicious dishes. Thai food
cooking is still simple. the following are some Thai cooking methods
Grilling
- Thai people love grilled meats and fresh seafood. These are grilled using
thai seasonings and then dipped in various dips called 'Nam Phrik' which has
sweet-and-sour flavors to further enhance the taste of grilled food.
Salads
- or 'Yam' basically a kind of salad. Thai-style salad have for the dressing simple
ingredients like fish sauce, salt, lemon juice, chili, and sometimes, garlic and shallot.
Popular salads include shrimp salad, pork salad, papaya salad, beef salad.
Boiling is
another typical way of Thai food preparation. Soupy curries is Thilands national past time
and soups are popular all over Thailand. 'Tom Yam Goong' also originated from
boiling technique.
Stir Fry
- The art of Thai cooking was also influenced by China which gave it the stir fry
method. Stir fry dishes are now popular in Thailand and the most popular dish is Pad
Tai.
Stews
- Thai monarchs were educated in Europe and brought back with then western culture and
western taste in food. The stew is one of the imports into Thailand. Thais especially love
beef tongue stew. |
