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Lao Style Beef Salad, 'Pra Nuea'

Lao Style Beef Salad, 'Pra Nuea'

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Thai restaurants around the world sell larb (also spelled laab) in various styles, usually with ground chicken "Larb Gai" or pork "Larb Moo". Our Lao version here, made with rare lean ground beef, is exce


Kaeng Kua Sour Bamboo Shoot with Shrimp

Kaeng Kua Sour Bamboo Shoot with Shrimp

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Since starting ImportFood.com in 1999 we've featured hundreds of Thai recipes and street vendor videos, but not nearly enough attention has been given to recipes that use bamboo shoots. Here's an authen


Thai Green Curry with Chicken & Eggplant, 'Gaeng Khiao Wan Gai'

Thai Green Curry with Chicken & Eggplant, 'Gaeng Khiao Wan Gai'

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This recipe highlights the delicious Thai mini eggplant and it's a common recipe throughout all provinces of Thailand. It's easy to prepare, and almost always made with chicken & served with jasmine


Ginger Chicken, 'Gai Pad Khing'

Ginger Chicken, 'Gai Pad Khing'

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gai = chicken
pad = stir-fried
khing = ginger

Chicken fried in ginger is a favorite around the world, and we love this dish with mushrooms, and without fish sauce. In China, rice whiskey is often added


Gai Muang Nung Kreung Gaeng Nua, Steamed Chicken Chiang Mai

Gai Muang Nung Kreung Gaeng Nua, Steamed Chicken Chiang Mai

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In English you could call this "chicken in northern style chile paste". The Chiang Mai (northern Thai) chile paste has mild flavor (not spicy), made with turmeric, using local Thai chicken which are tas


Gaeng Tay Poe

Gaeng Tay Poe

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This delicious recipe is unique because it uses the whole kaffir lime fruit, which is uncommon in Thai curry. It's one of our family favorites. Gaeng Tay Po has wonderful crossover appeal for people wh


Frog with Thai Chile Paste & Bamboo, 'Namprik Kob'

Frog with Thai Chile Paste & Bamboo, 'Namprik Kob'

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Frog can be seen in markets across Thailand, and they're enjoyed in a variety of traditional Thai dishes. We prepared this recipe based on a northeastern frog curry, and it's going to please adventurous


Thai-Style Fried Chicken

Thai-Style Fried Chicken

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Leave it to the Thais to create the best fried chicken in the world. This batter perfectly coats your chicken (or vegetables, as we made fried mushrooms and onions that turned out excellent). Simply m


Drunken Chicken Wings, 'Peek Gai Mao Daeng'

Drunken Chicken Wings, 'Peek Gai Mao Daeng'

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In Thai mao means drunk (kimao means to be drunk), and daeng means red. Peek gai are chicken wings for serving as finger food. We also have a recipe for Spicy Thai Chicken Wings, 'Peek Gai Nam Daeng'.


Drunken Noodles and Chicken with Tofu, 'Gai Pad Kee Mao'

Drunken Noodles and Chicken with Tofu, 'Gai Pad Kee Mao'

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Kee mao dishes in Thailand are widely served as bar snacks in much the same way that Spanish bars serve tapas (and serve to make you thirsty, when used for this purpose).


Thai Curry Without Tears, 'Kaeng Sai Mai Rong Hai'

Thai Curry Without Tears, 'Kaeng Sai Mai Rong Hai'

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The translation of this means 'curry [or stew or soup] without tears'.


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Crying Tiger Beef, 'Seua Rong Hai'

Crying Tiger Beef, 'Seua Rong Hai'

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We love the flavor of flank steak, oddly one of the least expensive cuts. On a 900 lb black angus steer, you'll be lucky to get just two decent flank steaks, yet you can find this rare cut in good butc


Thai Crispy Fried Pork with Garlic, 'Moo Tod Gratiem'

Thai Crispy Fried Pork with Garlic, 'Moo Tod Gratiem'

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In Thailand, this is a recipe that's usually made at home, not typically found in a restaurant. Mothers will make this for kids to eat on a long trip or picnic. The pork smells delicious, with the garl


Thai Chili Beef, 'Neua Pad Prik'

Thai Chili Beef, 'Neua Pad Prik'

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This is a quick, and fairly mild preparation for beef. It can also be prepared with pork.


Chicken with Holy Basil Paste, 'Gai Pad Krapao'

Chicken with Holy Basil Paste, 'Gai Pad Krapao'

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Fresh holy basil leaves are very delicate and typically not possible to find in any markets outside of areas with tropical weather. Our chile paste with holy basil has become one of our most popular p


Chicken Stir-Fried with Green Curry, 'Gai Pad Khiaowan'

Chicken Stir-Fried with Green Curry, 'Gai Pad Khiaowan'

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This is an example of the popular 'fried curry' style that produces a dry result. It blends equally well with rice or noodles.


Thai Chicken Casserole, 'Gai Kaeng'

Thai Chicken Casserole, 'Gai Kaeng'

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This is a 'Thai-ised' version of a recipe from Delia Smith's cooking course, called Chicken with Whole Spice, which is a mild pastiche on Indian food. This version is set up for a slow-crock cooker, but


Thai Chicken and Winter Melon Curry, 'Kaeng Kua Phak Gai'

Thai Chicken and Winter Melon Curry, 'Kaeng Kua Phak Gai'

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Kaeng Kua made with a pariicular variety of melon, but you may substitute your favorite local gourd for this dish.


Thai Chicken and Veggies, 'Gai Pad Prik'

Thai Chicken and Veggies, 'Gai Pad Prik'

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gai = chicken
pad = stir-fried
prik = chilli

Unlike gai pad khing, which is cooked at smoking point, this dish is cooked at medium high - any more heat and the vegetables will be destroyed. A more appr


Charcoal Broiled Beef in Hot-Sweet Sauce, 'Neua Yang'

Charcoal Broiled Beef in Hot-Sweet Sauce, 'Neua Yang'

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Yang dishes are the Thai equivalent of barbeque food. The most common is undoubtedly gai yang (chicken) where a chicken is split open, beaten flat, and gripped in a cleft stick to grill over the brazi


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