ImportFood.com September 22 2009 Feature Thai Recipes and Specials

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September 22, 2009 (see below for archives). Hello again from your online Thai Supermarket. Today we present two new Thai recipes--one of them a mix of Vietnamese (fresh spring roll wrapper) and Thai (larb). We also have offers on new products, and two more Thai street vendor videos. Please let us know what you think of them.

Larb in Fresh Spring Roll Wrapper

Thai Cashew Chicken

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Laksa Paste, 7 oz
Laksa paste is the foundation of the Malaysian (and Singaporean) curry laksa. It's a mild curry with lots of flavor but very low chile heat. There are instructions on the label regarding how to prepare it. All you need to do is add coconut milk, water and the meat of your choice. We also recommend adding rice stick noodles and bean sprouts (see picture below). Ingredients: red chilli, onion, garlic, soya bean oil, dried shrimp, lemongrass, galangal, sugar, salt, shrimp paste, peanut, spices, citric acid, msg. No preservatives. Packed in well-known Por Kwan brand. Product of Thailand.

$2.89

Special Offer: Fresh Kaffir Limes

A few months ago we offerd lime peel with good success. Now late in the summer we have additional supplies of this rare fruit.

Kaffir lime peel is indispensable when making your own Thai curry paste.

Kaffir lime peel is loaded with a fragrant citrus oil, and the flavor of the fruit is overwhelming if eaten fresh. The kaffir lime tree is grown and harvested mainly for the leaves which are a staple in Thai cooking, but the tree doesn't produce many of these limes. As kaffir limes aren't eaten fresh, and there's limited use for them, our grower typically strips the trees of all fruit each year to promote growth of the leaves. This year however we kept fruit on a few trees and now it's been harvested. The fruit not only looks excellent but the culinary appeal is perfect: fragrant, strong citrus flavor. Put a slice of the bitter peel in your mouth and your lips get a tingling sensation of citrus unlike anything you've tasted.

One of our longterm customers, a well-known chef, uses kaffir lime peel in seafood recipes, and in cocktails.

Kaffir lime peel is used to make Thai curry paste, by pounding it together with other ingredients in a mortar and pestle. Notice from the pictures the nice thick, white fleshy peel. This is loaded with citrus flavor and aroma. A classic Thai dish that uses kaffir limes, whole, in soup is Khanom Jin. It's also used to make candy.

Kaffir limes are used extensively in aromatherapy. Some massage oils, natural shampoos, and various herbal products call for kaffir limes but the scarcity of this fruit makes it difficult to prepare authentic versions. For anyone who might be interested, please consider ordering now because the fruit is limited to what was harvested last week, and will not be available again until next year.

Each lime is approx 1 3/4" diameter and weighs 1 oz. We'll ship your fresh limes separately via USPS Priority Mail, upgrading to 2 day service at no extra charge. Grown in USA.


	whole kaffir limes now available at this link.

How to make Thai curry paste from scratch

Thai Cafe Kit w/free fresh kaffir lime fruit. A thoughtful mix of fresh Thai herbs with ingredients to make a delicious authentic tom yum soup, tom kha soup, Thai green curry and red curry. Expedited to your door via 2 day shipping to ensure fresh delivery (upgraded at no charge). You'll also be able to make quite a few servings of other Thai recipes. This is a great value and will have you cooking healthy Thai meals right away. Checkout with UPS Ground but we'll upgrade it to expedited 2 day at no extra charge. For our newsletter customers ordering by Wednesday afternoon, we will add 1 fresh kaffir lime (described above) at no charge.


8 stalks fresh lemongrass		1 fish sauce
Approx 20 fresh lime leaves		4 oz fresh Thai chiles
4 cans coconut milk 5.6 oz		1 green curry paste
1 chile paste prik pao		1 red curry paste
1 ground Thai chile

Thai Cafe Kit. $23.95

Thai Cafe Kit with 5 lb Jasmine Rice. $31.95

Sweet and Sour Sauce, Maxchup
Americans love the "sweet and sour" flavor, and it's popular in Thailand also. "Priow Wan" is an authentic Thai flavor that's often served with all kinds of vegetables stir-fried together.

We like this sauce as a dip for fried chicken, fish, french fries, etc. It has a nice natural red color, and the consistency is a bit like honey. There's a recipe on the bottle explaining how to use it in a Thai-style vegetable stir fry. As a time-saver, we recommend this ready-made sauce in place of the sauce used in our Thai Cashew Chicken recipe.

This sweet and sour sauce is made in a state-of-the-art facility by Maxchup, sister company to Healthy Boy which is the number one brand of soy sauce in Thailand.

Ingredients: sugar, tomato puree, pineapple, spices, disodium inosinate, guanylate, sodium benzoate, artificial flavor added. Product of Thailand.

For a few days only, we offer it to you for just $1 as a promotion. Product of Thailand.

$1.00 (reg $3.49). This offer is no longer available.

Jasmine Rice: As Good As GOLD. Curiously, the price of Thai jasmine rice continues to rise in nearly exact relation to gold, and we've seen steady increases in price over the last few weeks. Our price here is the same as what we offered 6 months ago (but not for long), and this is the finest "Royal Umbrella" brand jasmine rice with excellent flavor and aroma.

We're entering the late season for 2009 harvest Thai rice, with limited global supply remaining (less in storage now than at the same time last year). We expect to see a temporary shortage or pure jasmine rice, with temporary price hike between now and the January arrival of new harvest. January new crop is typically a lower-quality "first harvest" rice, followed in February with more consistent supplies. Thai jasmine rice is a healthy, fragrant, nutritious grain that keeps well in your pantry for months or years.

Royal Umbrella commands the highest price in supermarkets throughout Thailand. Certified 100% pure jasmine rice. .


		2 x 10 lb Royal Umbrella $19.95 ($32.69 value)


		1 x 10 lb Royal Umbrella + 2 x 5 lb sweet rice $29.50 ($38.62 value)


		1 x 10 lb Royal Umbrella + 2 gourmet red curry + 2 gourmet green curry $19.50 ($31.85 value)

Peppercorn Chili Oil, 5 oz
We first offered this in April, and it sold out very fast. It's an excellent chili oil, bold in flavor with a hint of flowery citrus.

High quality producer Lee Kum Kee makes this from peppercorn oil, soybean oil, sesame oil and chile pepper. It's unique piquancy and distinctive aroma are great for dipping and cooking especially Sichuan-style food, but also a wonderful addition to Thai soups and stir-fry dishes. A few dashes of this oil adds great flavor and aroma. Packed in an elegant glass bottle, the oil has a beautiful natural red chile color. Ingredients: soybean oil, sesame oil, water, dried garlic, soy sauce, peppercorn oil, salt, sugar, disodium inosinate, guanylate, tocopherols (natural antioxidant). 5 oz bottle. Product of China.

$3.69

We recommend adding this product in the following ImportFood.com Thai recipes:

Thai Beef Noodles Soup, "Kuaitiao Neua"

Thai Chicken And Rice, "Khao Man Gai"

Thai Stir Fried Wide Rice Noodles, "Pad Si-iew"

Thai Chicken Soup, "Kaeng Djuut Wunsen Gai"

Thai Noodle Soup With Pork, "Yam Wunsen Sai Mu"

Thai Vegetable Stew, "Tom Jabchai"

Thai stir fried vegetables and tofu, Pad Phak Taohu

Special Street Vendor Videos--Mixed Fried Rice, and a new cooking video featuring a corn vendor in Kanchanaburi Thailand. We take you back to the streets of Thailand for two new and interesting videos.