Awesome Thai Food

Recently I saw one of my Facebook friends posted about her life as “she thought to herself the whole time that cancer is something that would never come to her and her family until 3 weeks ago she received the shocking news that the most wonderful person in her life, her dad was diagnosed with the end stages of lung cancer”. This post makes me realize how short peoples lives are. Do you agre...

Ga Pi (shrimp paste) is considered one of the more popular condiments in Southeast Asia and in southern China.  Shrimp paste in Thailand has many types to choose from. Each shrimp paste is different in terms of quality, raw material processing according to each locality that is making it. Most are made from Goong Koey (the small-sized shrimp used for making shrimp-paste), which are plentiful in ...

Proliferation of Thai fish sauce Some people understand that the ancient people that used fish sauce would be only fishermen who lived close to the sea. In fact, central people are using fish sauce earlier than other sectors. But before that fish sauce are made from Cyprinidae called “Nam Plah Plah Soy (fish sauce from Cyprinidae fish)”. Which ancient people said taste good and more deliciou...

Fish sauce and values of Ethnic Food The spread of the values about eating food among foreigners, immigration and emigration are also the reason that made fish sauce more widely used abroad.  Due to the consumption called “Ethnic Food” or eating food without borders. That has become a new Western value including Japan and flock of people in Asia. The values of Ethnic Food is eating varied ...

Source of fish sauce Fish sauce in each country is named differently such as in the Philippines where it is called “Patis”, in Vietnam called “Nuocmam”, etc. Vietnam has the important manufacturing source around Bin Tuan district (it has a lot of salt) and Phu Quoc Island, located in the south of Vietnam.  Mostly the fish used to make fish sauce are Clupeidae or Anchovy and Carangidae. ...

Before be coming fish sauce Marinating fish with salt in various forms and then using that as a food seasoning is a common practice of many peoples’ throughout the world. But the popularly of using it may vary according to the dietary culture of each nation. People have learned how to use salt for preservation centuries ago. Fermented fish and salt is a basic technique for food preservation tha...

If you haven’t read part 1 yet you can read it at The Story About Fish Sauce (Part 1) Fish Sauce with Thai food Thai food has a delicious taste, in addition to fresh, clean material and cooking from a skillful chef.  Yet, it must also have various seasonings that make the food taste just right.  “Fish Sauce” is one of the seasonings that will add good smells to the food and ma...

Nam Plah -Fish sauce is a liquid product that has a salty taste, and is used for giving food more flavor. It’s a product derived from fermented fish and salt together. It is considered the key ingredient of curries and various kinds of sauces. And it is a main ingredient of the food in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines and in many other countries in Southeast Asia. Fish Sauce can ...

Laab is a verb, meaning finely chopped or minced.  Laab is one of the local foods from the northeast of Thailand (Isaan) and the north of Thailand (including Laos).  Laab is also one of the popular foods that people like to have for parties or festivals like weddings, new home ceremony, Songkran or cremation ceremony, etc. The main ingredients of Laab are fresh meat such as pork, beef, lamb or...