Taste Detours: Guelph Episode 4 - Na Ha Thai's Kitchen + Laza Food & Beverages

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.

Start with pork fat and cook it with garlic to create the oil base.

Add diced bacon for richness.

Incorporate red onion and dry chili into the mixture.

Prepare the sauce using tamarind juice, sea salt, vinegar, and organic cane sugar (palm sugar).

Add an egg to the mixture and stir.

Introduce rice noodles to the pan.

Add the chicken and the prepared sauce to the noodles and mix well.

Prepare fresh rolls by soaking rice paper in cold water.

Layer lettuce and other vegetables on the soaked rice paper, then fold and cut for presentation.

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