ImportFood.com January 26, 2010 Feature Thai Recipes and Specials

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January 26, 2010. Today we feature a soup recipe that helps your overall health, using beanthread--our favorite noodles for soup. We also feature new arrivals on a few favorite Thai grocery items, just arrived and fresh. Please see two new Thai street vendor videos, and a big discount for three days only on our street vendor wok.

Chicken and Noodles in Spiced Broth

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NEW CROP 2010 Jasmine Rice Just Arrived
Every January we await the first arrival of new crop jasmine rice, and we're not alone--many connoisseurs treat the first arrival like a new beaujolais. New crop jasmine rice isn't aged at all, it's polished and promptly shipped. Unlike rice that's been in storage for a few months, new crop rice is softer, more tender, has better fragrance. It's the "tasters choice" and only keeps this distinctive new crop characteristic for a short 4-6 weeks.

When it comes to making fried rice, aged rice is better than new crop. In 2-3 months it won't make any difference, but there is something unique about January new crop jasmine rice that you might enjoy

New crop (especially in January) is always $1-$2 higher than usual, so this is a bit more expensive than what we've been charging for jasmine rice. Product of Thailand.


	$12.99 10 lb bag New Crop 2010

New Stock: Sriracha Sauce from Shark
Just two weeks ago we received a new shipment of fresh pack Shark brand sriracha from Thailand. It's as fresh as can be, and tastes wonderful. We now have medium flavor, in addition to "Strong" which is what we've offered for years.

Sriracha was invented in Thailand, and Shark is the premier manufacturer. Shark brand uses all natural ingredients, packed in a nice glass bottle. Shark is far superior to the plastic bottle stuff from LA which includes preservatives and has an unnatural heavy pepper taste.

Medium flavor has the taste of Thai chiles but low heat. Strong offers bold chile heat, somewhat like tabasco, but tangy and a bit sweet too. Use plenty of it. The large glass bottle is a generous amount. All Natural. Ingredients: chile, water, sugar, garlic, salt, vinegar. Product of Thailand.


	$3.29, Strong flavor, 7 oz glass bottle

	$3.29, Medium flavor, 7 oz glass bottle

New Stock: Hot Basil and Pad Thai Sauce from Maxchup
Fresh arrival from Maxchup, direct from Thailand. Maxchup operates in a brand new factory, a high quality division of the company that manufactures premium Healthy Boy soy sauce.

Hot Basil has a distinctive peppery Thai basil flavor but it's not "spicy hot". It's our best-selling sauce from Maxchup. The sauce now comes with a small card describing ways to cook with it. More info here.

Pad Thai Sauce is almost our favorite (chile garlic is our Maxchup top pick). Pad Thai sauce is so tasty and versatile it can be used for anything including spaghetti noodles. More info here.

These are packed in glass bottles, the best (and increasingly less common) way to pack cooking sauces. Very high quality overall.


	$3.89 Hot Basil, 10 oz

	$3.49 Pad Thai, 10 oz

Original flavor

JUST ARRIVED: Thai Crispy Roll Snack, All Natural, 18.62 oz Box
This should be the "import item of the year". We first introduced these handmade snacks at ImportFood.com in 2008, they became a sensation among all Asian supermarkets. So popular among Asians living in America, these snacks were totally sold out for months, with calls for more finally answered just a few weeks ago when a new shipment arrived. The flavor is as fresh as can be.

This delicious snack is made to the highest standard for export. Similar to European rolled pirouette and Norwegian krumkake, but made with whole coconut and rice flour. The snacks are quite heavy and nutritious. You get an attracive large box (as shown) and inside the box is 24 individual modern foil packages of 5 rolls. These are made in Kanchanaburi, famous for excellent sweets. See a market vendor making them in this video. This snack is a real treat.

Ingredients (original): coconut 44%, sugar 22%, rice flour 22%, sesame 6%, egg 4.5%, taro 1%, salt less than 1%.

Ingredients (pandan): coconut 44%, sugar 22%, rice flour 22%, sesame 6%, egg 4.5%, pandan 1%, salt less than 1% Product of Thailand.



	$6.89 Original flavor

	$6.89 Pandan flavor

Pandan flavor


	1 can $2.59

	6 cans $11.50

Ready-made Thai Red Curry, Aroy-D
We introduced this two weeks ago, and customers have told us how much they like it. If you're planning to order with us, add some of this. We know you'll like the convenience, and taste is really good.

We usually don't recommend the premade Thai curry found so often in stores like Trader Joes, because a good Thai curry should start with a curry paste, then add coconut milk, fish sauce, and kaffir lime leaves as it's being prepared.

This premade Thai curry from Aroy-D is quite good if you don't have a lot of time. It's the best we've tasted, from dependable Aroy-D (makers of Thailand's best coconut milk).

All you do is heat it over a stovetop, and add chicken (or your meat of choice), cook and serve with jasmine rice. Very tasty and quick. Spicy too, not overwhelming, but this has good chile heat.

Ingredients: coconut milk, water, pumpkin, chile oil, red curry paste (dried red chile, garlic, lemongrass, shallot, salt, galangal, kaffir lime peel, corriander seed, cumin powder), basil leaves, sugar, red chile, salt, kaffir lime leaves. Product of Thailand.

Thai Street Vendor Steel Wok: Special Offer
Since we started our Thai Street Vendor Video Series many customers have asked us to offer a wok identical to the sidewalk chefs. Here it is: the same wok Thai street vendors use. You can see it in action here. The steel is 16 guage (1/16" thick), fairly light, which is just right for constant use because it get's hot easy and it's not too heavy to handle all day. It might feel "cheap" but this is all you need. Not good for electric stovetops. It's a round-bottom wok, the beechwood handle sets at a nice upward angle, great for gas stoves at waist height. 14" across the top which is the most common size.

If you've ever thought of having such a wok, try it now. Regular price is $21.95 and that's a decent deal. We're offering it for just $15 for the next few days only. Made in Thailand.


Thai Steel Street Vendor Wok. $21.95

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Special Street Vendor Features--Yum Woonsen, and Bangkok Street Scenes. Here we take you to the streets of Thailand to see one of a sidewalk chefs prepare Yum Woonsen, and please enjoy our new music video featuring creative street vendors in Bangkok. There's no better way to learn how to cook authentic Thai food than our street vendor videos.