Thai Food and Wine Pairing

Want to know what wine will go best with your next Thai dinner? There are so many choices when pairing with Red wine, White wine and Champagne. Find out what is best with your next curry or pad Thai. read on...

Introduction to Thai Food

Think of the worst food you've ever tasted. Soggy, boiled vegetables springs to mind-the kind with all the taste and nutrition leached out of them. No spice or texture, no freshness or goodness. Now think of the opposite, and you have heavenly Thai food. Fresh, spicy, salty, sweet and sour, with a variety of textures and temperatures (crispy and soft, hot and cold), Thai food is a taste explosion in every bite. read on...

Health Benefits of Thai Food

All the world seems to be falling in love with Thai food. But did you know this marvelous-tasting world cuisine is also incredibly good for you? With its ancient blend of both fresh and dried herbs and spices, Thai food offers us a delicious way to get the nutrients, antioxidants, and disease-fighting potential we need to achieve lifelong health and fitness. Want to learn more? read on...

The Food of Thailand

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 develop? read on...

Pad Thai: World Famous Noodles

With such an ancient and varied history, Thailand has experienced a myriad of culinary influences over the centuries, all of which converged to create the unique flavors we recognize today as Thai. One of the most important influences came from the north. read on...

Thai Rice - For Life!

Shopping for rice these days can be as complicated as shopping for clothes: there are so many different types and colors available, it's hard to know what to choose. read on...

What Makes Thai Food So Hot?

What is it about Thai food that makes it so universally appealing? For many, it's the combination of sweet, sour, and salty flavors. For others, it's the coconut milk or the lemongrass. But perhaps the common denominator in Thai cuisine-perhaps its most essential and appealing ingredient-is the red hot chilli pepper. read on...

Celebrating Thai Food

How did you celebrate the Fourth of July? With fireworks perhaps, and the company of friends and family. And with food, of course!-scrumptious, glorious food. We might not always be aware of it, but food really does play a central role in nearly every holiday and social occasion in our culture. read on...

Health Benefits of Lemongrass

There are many meals of traditional Thai cuisine that include lemongrass for its unique flavor... But far more important are unsurpassed health benefits of this component. Many of them were keenly studied and scientifically confirmed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the department of Science and technology (DOST). read on...

Thai Ingredients: The Magic of Turmeric

Turmeric is a spice commonly used in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and many other Southeast-Asian countries. Its magic comes in myriad forms. First, as a spice it adds both aromatic and warm, earthy tones to curries and other dishes. read on...

Thai Ingredients: What is Galangal

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". read on...

Thai Ingredients: Kaffir Lime Leaves - Aromatic & Flavor-Rich

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. read on...