Thailand Vlog: Traditional Thai Meal @ The Local

jasmine rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice offers more fiber and nutrients.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a cost-effective protein alternative.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is easier to find and offers a similar umami flavor.

Order a mix of brown rice and white rice.

Receive an appetizer platter with lotus leaves, dry shrimp, peanuts, shallots, chili, and coconut.

Taste the appetizer, noting the salty, spicy, sour flavors and crunchy textures.

Enjoy Thao Soi, a traditional northern curry served as an appetizer with chicken wrapped in pandan leaves and deep-fried.

Sample khao tang, little rice crackers, topped with shrimp.

Describe Geng Ran Jun, an old dish with sour, spicy flavors and shrimp paste.

Pair the curry with brown rice.

Mention the flavor profile of a dipping sauce called Nam Prik Kapi, diluted in broth, with strong shrimp paste and lemongrass.

Try southern food with bai liang, stir-fried with scrambled egg.

Taste yam bai shakram salad, made from a salty-flavored vegetable.

Enjoy coconut milk fried shallots, seasonal and available in winter.

Drink a violet-colored juice made from dog and chan flower mixed with lime juice.

Order a mix of ice cream: Thai iced tea, mango, and coconut, served with sweet coconut sticky rice and bang thai melon.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens