I enjoy visiting Thailand at least several times a year, even more if time allows. I quickly fell in love with the country, it’s people, and it’s food. I think Thai food is one of the most popular types of Asian cuisine. The dishes seem to appeal to a very diverse set of taste buds. Most Western restaurants only provide a small sampling of what the countries food is really like. If you travel to Thailand you’ll find the tastes and meals are as exotic as the country itself.
Thai’s love their food spicy and have gotten a bit of a reputation for it. I don’t think that is overselling it either. Some food that you’ll get in Thailand is so hot you’d wish you’d never tried it. The Thai chili makes it into a whole host of dishes because Thai’s like their food hot. This chili is hotter than most and they aren’t afraid to use a lot of it. But Thai food is not all about spice, most dishes have a wide range of flavors to enjoy.
You can easily see that most Thai food is cooked up in a wok. If you are interested in trying to prepare these dishes you might want to test the Breville EW30XL electric wok. These are the best option when cooking at home. The Thai cooks use much larger cast iron woks to prepare their dishes. You can really appreciate the ability it must take to learn how to use one, once you’ve seen it in action.
You’ll notice that they have a wide range of dishes that are made from anything from vegetables and fish to pork and chicken. They also flavor their dishes with various herbs and vegetables. One ingredient that is unique to their dishes is Thai sweet basil. The flavor differs quite a bit from that of the more well known Italian basil.