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FRIDAY’S RECIPE: PERFECT THAI FRIED RICE

February 19th, 2010
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This Friday’s Recipe for Perfect Thai Fried Rice comes to us courtesy of Priya Bala from the Times of India.
“Noodles and fried rice are the Thai staples, eaten at every meal from morning to night and in-between as well. The noodles are quite different from Chinese, and there are lots of variations on flat rice noodles which are rather like Italian parpadelle. There are thin rice noodles and noodles made of mung bean flour.
The rice is frequently plain, steamed, to be eaten with thin, herb-scented soups, spicy stir-fries or scrumptious, creamy curries. And then there is the fried rice – the seafood one chockful of squid rings and shrimps; just crabmeat and also with pork and beef. It’s spicier and more flavourful than Chinese-style fried rice and is almost always served with a pile of crisp cucumber or other veggies on the side.”

Thai fried rice
2 cups rice, cooked and cooled completely
100 g (1/2 cup) finely chopped pork
200 g (1 cup) chopped or shredded chicken
2 eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup spring onions (scallions), finely sliced
½ cup fresh basil leaves, washed and torn up roughly
1 tsp ground ginger
2 green chillies, finely chopped
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
3 tbsp oil

METHOD:
Heat a heavy pan or wok over a very high flame. The high flame is, in fact, key to good fried rice. Pour in a tablespoon of oil and put in the ginger and green chilli and pork and chicken, stir fry quickly, adding a dash of fish sauce and a little soy sauce. Once the meat looks cooked, empty it over the reserved rice.

Next, pour in the rest of the oil and pour in the eggs, stir and scramble them up. Put in the spring onions (scallions) . Now empty the rice and the meat and stir everything well, all over high flame. Put in the basil leaves, the fish sauce and soy sauce, adjusting for seasoning. Serve piping hot.[Times of India]


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EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THAI STREET FOOD…(BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK)

January 29th, 2010

Thai street food for many years had a bad reputation with Western tourists.  It was generally viewed as unhygienic, and people believed eating it would lead to stomach problems, at best.  However, these days Thai street food is fully accepted by tourists from all over the world, and is seen by many as being probably the most “authentic” Thai food experience.

Thai eating habits also lend themselves to street meals, as typically a Thai person will normally eat many smaller meals per day rather than the Western preference of just three larger meals at set times.  These smaller meals, added to the Thai tradition of meeting outside the house, means that Thai street food is the ideal way for most Thai people to socialise & eat at the same time.

It’s been said that the average Thai person eats a meal outside of the home seventeen times PER WEEK.  Sounds unbelievable, but food in Thailand is so cheap, that it is often cheaper to eat out than to prepare and cook at home.

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If you are in Thailand and want to try some street food but don’t know where to start, try a stand where there are lots of people already eating or awaiting their orders.  The most popular street food stands are likely the best.

For lots more information on Thai street food, check out the following link. [visit-chiang-mai-online]

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