Table of Contents Cooking the Thai Way 4 Eating the Thai Way 6 Regional Foods 8 Iced Drinks and Fruity Flavors 10 Getting Ready to Cook 12 Khao Neeo Mamuang 14 Gai Yang 16 Jok 18 Pad Thai 20 Glossary 22 To Learn More 23 Index 24
Cooking the Thai Way Thai cuisine is influenced by the food traditions of many cultures especially Chinese Indian and Malaysian Thai cooks fry stir-fry and deep-fry some foods like the Chinese They modify Indian dishes with their own ingredients Coconut oil replaces buttery ghee Lemongrass and other herbs take the place of traditional Indian spices 4
Foods of Thailand
Have you eaten yet? This common Thai greeting shows how much Thai people love food
