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Thai Food

J

Jumpem

Lifer
A couple of coworkers asked if I wanted to go out to lunch with them next Tuesday. They plan on going to a Thai restaurant, and I've never had it.

What is it like, and what do people recommend?
 
Thai is all about balance. It's notorious for being insanely hot (and it can be that way, if you want it to be) but that's not the point.

I think, overall, Thai combines calm with spice, delicate with bold, and sweet with sour better than any of the other Asian styles. Get yourself a nice, spicy curry dish, such as Panaeng Curry, with a good bit of spiciness thrown in and you'll see what I mean.

Coconut milk + spice = DELICIOUS.

I'm getting Thai for lunch today. 😀
 
thai food IS edible. it is also good, depending on what you like. try it. there's a first for everything. 🙂
 
Gai Pad Prik King (I think) - Chicken and stringbeans in a spicy chile basil sauce. Man, I love that dish. Not all places make the sauce well though.

 
ugh i hate thai curry..... it smells like puke. korean/japanese style curry is the best. indian and chinese curry is so so.
 
It's good, but I hope your coworkers know a good Thai restaurant, because there are a lot of nasty Thai joints out there!

For some reason the peanut sauce has become the canonical Thai dish that we think of in the US, but there is waaaaay more than that.
 
I never had bad Thai food, but I rarely have excellent Thai food. So just pick anything that looks like it has ingredients you like - you'll at least find it to be edible.

Thai tends to have very runny sauces - not viscous sauces like in other Asian foods. And the sauces tend to have a fishy flavor (not too strong, but slightly unpleasant if you don't like seafood). Their dishes can be quite spicy - which is always a plus in my opinion.

Ask the waiter/waitress what most people get. They usually have a few items that are the least strange to the local's taste palate. That is a good starting point. Then when you are more adventurous, try the other items.
 
First time?

try this, start with golden triangles (aka deep fried tofu with sweet tangy sauce), then pad thai or pad SEE-EW (stir-fried flat noodles with broccoli, egg, and sweet soy sauce, quite good wiht BEEF). wash all this down with Thai Iced-Tea.

(I make jugs of Thai Iced-Tea at home so that I can drink it all the time without paying $2-3 per glass )
 
Thai makes use of a lot of coconut, black fungus mushrooms, and oyster sauce. Various other dishes also have pineapple, mango, and curry.

Very good! :thumbsup:

I highly suggest you try the Mango Chicken, and/or that dish with Fried Rice and Pineapple.

You can also get Chicken Satay which comes on sticks, and is typically included with two dipping sauches: a Peanut based sauce, and a Cucumber based dressing.
 
Originally posted by: DBL
Gai Pad Prik King (I think) - Chicken and stringbeans in a spicy chile basil sauce. Man, I love that dish. Not all places make the sauce well though.
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i think that is pad gra prow. but it is indeed an excellent dish.
 
Originally posted by: DBL
Gai Pad Prik King (I think) - Chicken and stringbeans in a spicy chile basil sauce. Man, I love that dish. Not all places make the sauce well though.
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Hahaha. "Prick King".
 
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