TANGY TO TART: AN INTRODUCTION TO THAI FOOD Print E-mail

While we construct this section of the site, please enjoy reading some of our favorite articles about Thai food, and explore some of our recommended Thai food sites: 

Articles

Southern Heat 
James Oseland discovers the joy of southern Thai cuisine and culture.
From Saveur Magazine 

Thai Grilled Chicken Guide: A Matter of Taste
Vanniya Sriangura explores the varieties, origins, and best places to eat "gai yang," or traditional Thai grilled rotisserie marinated chicken. 

Food Sites

Adventures in Thai Cooking and Travel
Kasma Loha-unchit offers many great Thai food resources and delicious recipes on this website.  She also teaches Thai cooking courses in Oakland, California and leads Culinary Tours to Thailand. 
http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/index.html

Phad Thai for Beginners 
Among Pim's chronicles of captivating meals and  food adventures across the globe, you will  find many related articles on Thai recipes, condiments and how these can cause international incidents, such as when London's counter-terrorism force was alerted by neighbors mistaking a Thai restaurant's charring of hot chilies for nam prik pao as a chemical attack. Here she guides you simply and expertly through the basics and secrets of making Phad Thai. 
Click here for her "Pad Thai for Beginners" article.

Austin Bush's Food Blog

On this visually sumptuous site, photograher and writer Austin Bush packs postings full of food and logistics detail that means you, too, will be able to find the restaurants, stalls and markets he and his Thai eating buddies have found - like the curry restaurant with 100 different curries on offer, each in its own pot ready to be ladled onto rice by the customer.   http://www.austinbushphotography.com/category/foodblog/