CurrySimple's Blog Posts Tagged 'Thailand' (3)

One never seems to forget encountering a Kaffir Lime Leaf for the first time. Its scent and taste is incredible-there's nothing quite like it. In fact, this leaf is so aromatic that when you're served a Thai dish containing it (such as Tom Kha Soup), you may not be able to tell what is stronger-the scent or the taste. Both combine in a powerful sensory experience that is one of the unique joys of Thai food.



Kaffir Lime Leaf has been known to clear the mind and cleanse the… Continue

If you were to visit a Thai kitchen, you would most likely meet up with this gnarly-looking root and wonder what it could be. Though it looks a little like ginger, the skin is a different color-more red than brown. And if you were to slice it open, you would find the inside perfectly white (unlike ginger's yellow-tinted flesh). The cook of the house would tell you that the dense, but smooth-feeling root you hold in your hands is nothing other than "Galangal". Also known as Siamese… Continue

An Ancient Cuisine with a World of Influences



Spicy, salty, sweet and sour, Thai cuisine is unique in the way that it touches upon each one of our taste capabilities at the same time, creating an explosive sensory response with each mouthful of a Thai curry or stir-fry. Perhaps this type of taste sensation explains, at least in part, the growing popularity of Thai cuisine throughout North America and the rest of the world. But exactly how did such a unique taste sensibility… Continue