A Classic Thai Food Favorite – Lab Moo (Spicy Pork Salad) Lab Moo (Lahp or Lap Moo) is a traditional Thai food favorite across the nation. It is simply made, but the taste is really something special as you’ll see when you eat this lab we show for you below! One of my husband’s favorite … Read more
Mok Pla Siw – Fish and Herbs Curry Wrapped in Banana Leaves Mok Pla Siw (หมกปลาซว) is a flavorful and aromatic fish curry that’s wrapped and steamed in banana leaves. It’s a dish that’s rich in taste and texture. In fact, I’m not sure there is another Thai dish that uses THIS MANY strong and … Read more
Spicy Papaya Salad w/ Fermented Fish Sauce Som tam Bla Rah is one of Thailand’s most beloved lunch and dinner entrees, and most Thais love it. Even foreigners who come to Thailand and try it become hooked on its bizarre combination of ingredients and flavors. You’ll probably like it too! Som Tam comes from the … Read more
Gang Som Naw Mai Dong – Spicy Bamboo Soup Prepare: 5 chilis 6 red onions (sliced) 3 lemongrass stalks (finely cut) 3 scallions (cut short, about 1″) 1 tsp. salt 6 tbsp. fish sauce 1 pound chicken breast (cut thick) 1.5 pound pickled bamboo shoots 1/2 cup basil 2 cups water Instructions: 1. Make … Read more
Thai Food Recipe: Gaeng Liang (Mixed Vegetable Soup) Gaeng Liang (Mixed Vegetable Soup) Gather: 1 cup shrimp or chicken 1 cup guard (cut 12-15 pieces) 1/2 cup pumpkin (cut 10 -12 pieces) 1/2 cup baby corn (cu t diagonally) 1 cup green vegetable 1/4 cup sweet basil 4 cup stock soup 2 tbsp. fish sauce … Read more
Thai Isaan Sauce: Jaew Plara (Minced Fermented Fish Mixed in the Sauce) Thai Isaan Sauce: Jaew Plara (Minced Fermented Fish Mixed in the Sauce) Prepare: 5 red chili peppers 5 red onions 3 cloves garlic 1/2 cup cooked fermented fish 2 tbsp. fermented fish juice 1/4 tsp. sugar 1 cup fish meat (throw away the … Read more
Bamboo Salad Soup No Mai Prepare: 2 cups boiled and scraped Bamboo 1 cup Bai Ya Nang 1 tbsp. fish sauce 1 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. Pla rah (fermented fish sauce) 1 tbsp. roasted sesame (then ground it finely, blow out the burnt dust) 2 tbsp. Khao Bue-ah (soaked uncooked rice) 1 tsp. dried chili … Read more
Jason over at Isaanstyle.blogspot.com has sent Joy’s Thai Food blog a lot of traffic over the couple years we’ve been in existence. If you haven’t seen Jason’s blog, head on over. He is an Australian guy teaching in Thailand’s Northeast – the Isaan region. He writes from the point of view of a foreigner coming … Read more
One of my favorite Thai Isaan food is Pumpkin and Pork in Clear Soup (Gang Moo Sai Fuhk Thong). You will get the spiciness along with sweetness from pumpkin. Hmm… thinking of hot jasmine rice with this soup, I am hungry again even I already got 2 big bowl of rice for my breakfast!! Prepare: … Read more
Tom Yum Pork, Isaan Style, Tom Sab Moo Prepare: 1 cup pork, Choose soft bone and the rib about 600 g. 2 tbsp. sliced young galingale 1 group lemongrass (sliced 1 inch) 3 tbsp. cut red onion 5 kaffir lime leaves 5 crushed coriander roots 2 pickled garlic (sweet) 3 crystal sugar 7 tbsp. fish … Read more
