Whenever there is an opportunity for us to travel, the first few places that come to mind always includes Thailand. It is a country with affordable shopping and a wide variety of delicious food that you will never get tired of eating.

After a bowl of piping hot spicy tom yum with pad Thai, you can enjoy a plat of sweet mango sticky rice as dessert. After a long day of shopping, you can stop by a café and enjoy some delicious café food too. You can forget about dieting and calories when you are there because the food is simply irresistible!

Have you ever wondered why is the taste of Thailand cuisine so different from other cuisines? A lot of attention is placed in the spices used for cooking different dishes. Let us dive into Thailand cuisine to find out what are the ingredients found in these dishes. 

 Tom Yum

Everyone must be familiar with this dish which can be found in many Singapore restaurants too. Tom Yum is a type of hot and sour Thai soup, usually cooked with shrimps. This name is derived from two Thai words with “Tom” refers to the boiling process, while “yam” refers to a Thai spicy and sour salad. 

Tom Yum is characterized by the seasonings used to give a lemony essence and floral flavor. The broth is made using a combination of different ingredients like kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, fish sauce, galangal, crushed peppers, and lemongrass. These ingredients are crushed together and stir-fried in oil to create the Tom Yum paste.

Now if you are wondering why the taste of your bowl of Tom Yum soup is always so thick and fragrant is because a lot of different spices are mixed together to create this delicious dish.

Thai Curries

There are four different curries with different colored-paste: green, red and yellow. They all have distinct tastes and are made with different ingredients.

Green Curry is the most famous version of Thai curry which contains ingredients such as cilantro, kaffir, lime leaf, lemongrass, fish sauce, garlic, ginger, and basil. It is considered to be the spiciest curry in Thailand but it is also sweet because of the large amount of coconut milk added in. 

Red Curry also contains coconut milk in addition to other ingredients like garlic, spices, galangal, and shrimp paste along with the red chilies. 

Lastly, yellow curry which is also known as the Thai version of Indian curry is made up of turmeric, curry powder that is pounded combined with coriander seeds, cumin, lemongrass, galangal or ginger, garlic, and yellow or red chili. 

The different Thai dishes place a large emphasis on the spices used. If you are a big fan of Thai cuisine, you can look up the cooking lesson Singapore to find a suitable cooking school to learn how to cook the Thai dishes for yourself. In that case, you can enjoy delicious Thai cuisine anywhere you go.