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The taste of Thai cuisine is popular not only in Thailand but all over the world. The confluence of culture and food is quite significant in Thailand as it affects what and how Thai people dine. The usuage of seasonings, spices and the manner of eating are all reflected in the nature of Thai people.
In Thai cuisines, you can easily identify the influences of other cuisines too such as Chinese Cuisine, Malaysian Cuisines or Indian Cuisines. Thai foods are known for being spicy. But apart from spicy taste, you can identify other flavors too such as sweet, sour, salty or bitter. Lemongrass is the most important ingredient of Thai foods. The other common ingredients of Thai cuisine are basil, mint or cilantro.
In the given article, you will find two very easy and authentic Thai recipes.
Chicken Basil Recipe:
Chicken basil, also known as gai pad gra pow is quite easy to make and is one of the classics of Thai food. For making the chicken basil, you will need 2tbsp oil, 4-1 thai chili pepper, 1 tbsp sugar, 1-2 packages holy basil, 1/2lb ground chicken, 1 tbsp minced garlic, as well as 3 tbsp fish sauce.
Directions:
You can mince the garlic and chili pepper together. Clean and pick gra-pow leaves. These leaves will give you a wonderful flavor. Fry the garlic and chili pepper in the oil. Add the ground chicken when the garlic turns golden brown and stir them well. Continue stirring till all the juice is gone. Add sugar and fish sauce. Now you can add basil and quickly turn it to mix the leaves with the meat and remove from the fire. You can garnish the plate with gai pad gra pow and serve hot. Enjoy with rice.
Bamboo Shoot Yum Recipe:
The ingredients needed to make bamboo shoot yum includes 2 tbsp toasted rice, 1/2 lime, 1 tsp ground dried chili pepper, 2 green onion, 1 tsp fish sauce as well as 1/2 bottle bamboo shoots.
For this dish, the bamboo shoots come in a bottle. These shoots are partially shredded. You need to boil the shredded shoots in water.
Add sliced onion, fish sauce, ground dried chili pepper, lime juice and half of ground toasted rice. Mix them properly and place on a serving plate. You can sprinkle the remaining half of ground toasted rice. Add chili pepper for more spicy taste. Serve the dish with rice.
Tips: if you prefer vegetarian food, then you can use soy sauce instead of fish sauce.
Enjoy Cooking!!
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