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These easy Thai recipes are written for you to know how to cook the Thai food that Thais eat in Thailand every day. These recipes have successfully taught millions of westerners, expatriates and Thai students abroad how to cook Thai food so that it tastes like food from home.

While each of these Thai recipes originated from our families, the Bankgok restaurants or foodcarts we love and the Thai cooks we respect, we have put them through rigorous testing prior to publishing. Each recipe has been tested, not just by experienced Thai cooks, but by regular western people learning at home. Creating these recipes, we explored variations in preparation, cook's taste buds, food knowledge backgrounds, and western kitchens. Please let us know how they worked for you.

Enjoy great Thai food the way it's meant to be loved.

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Appetizer (4)
Condiment (9)
Sauce (11)
One Dish Deal or Lunch (9)
Snack (1)
Salad (6)
Soup (8)
Main Course (33)
Dessert (9)
Drink (3)
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Appetizer

Fried Chicken Wings

Peek Gai Tod Gluea

Fried chicken wings with crispy skin, seasoned with lightly with Thai herbs
Fried Tofu with Peanut Dipping Sauce

Tou Hu Tod

Fried tofu served with hot cilantro and peanut sauce
Grilled Pork

Moo Ping

Grilled pork on skewers
Laab

Larb

Spicy ground pork or chicken salad cooked in lime juice, chili pepper and fish sauce

Condiment

Chili Garlic Sauce

Prig Nam Som

Hot, sour red chili sauce.
Cucumber in Vinegar

Ahjaad

Sliced cucumber in vinegar
Fried Garlic

Gratiem jiew

Golden brown garlic in oil.
Fried Shallots

Hom Jiew

Crunchy, golden brown fried shallots.
Ground Dried Chili Pepper

Prig bpon

Hot, spicy powdered chili peppers.
Pickled Mustard

Pak Gard Dong

Mustard greens pickled sour.
Pickled Peppers

Prig Dong Nam Som

The classic Thai condiment of hot peppers pickled on vinegar.
Pickled Red Scallions

Hom Dong

Sour pickled red scallions with crunchy bulbs.
Pickled Young Ginger

King Dong

Thinly sliced baby ginger, pickled in vinegar.

Sauce

Chili Fish Sauce

Nam Pla Prig

Chili fish sauce is one of the most popular sauce that you will be served with in Thailand.
Chili Garlic Fish Sauce

Nampla Prig

Easy versatile condiment for most dishes.
Chinese Chive Dumpling Sauce

Nam Jim Gui Chai

A little sweet, a little sour soy sauce base with a hint of heat.
Giant Noodle Roll Sauce

Nam Jim Goi Tiew Lohd

Sweet and sour sauce for steamed giant noodle rolls.
Hot Shallot Sauce with Toasted Rice

Prig Nam Jim

A simple sauce that with wonderful toasted rice aroma.
Peanut Dipping Sauce for Fried Tofu

Nam Jim Tou Hu Tod

This peanut sauce truely dresses bland tofu up for the party.
Peanut Sauce for Satay

Nam Jim Satay

Thick curried peanut sauce for dipping satay in.
Sauce for Grilled Pork

Nam Jim Moo Ping

Sweet and sour (by tamrind) hot sauce with chopped cilantro.
Sweet and Sour Sauce

Nam Jim

Sweet, sour and hot sauce versatile to fried food.
Sweet and Sour Tamarind Sauce

Nam Pla Waan

Sweet and sour sauce, made from palm sugar and tamarind.
Tod Mun Sauce

Nam Jim Tod Mun

The cucumber is pickled in sweet sour hot sauce topped with crushed peanuts.

One Dish Deal or Lunch

Barbeque Pork on Rice

Kow Moo Dang

Five spiced barbeque pork on rice
Beef Stew

Neur Toon

A slow cooked dish with an extremely complex taste.
Chicken Basil

Gai Pad Gapow

Ground chicken stir fried with holy basil
Chinese Olive Fried Rice

Kow Pad Nam Leab

Exotic Chinese olive fried rice
Crab Fried Rice

Kow Pud Pboo

Crab fried rice served with a wedge of lime, sliced cucumber and chili fish sauce.
Egg Noodles with Barbeque Pork

Ba Mee Moo Dang

Chinese egg noodles with barbequed pork
Fried Rice

Kow Pad

Thai style fried rice
Giant Noodle Rolls

Goi Tiew Lohd

Tofu, bean sprouts and shrimp wrapped in fresh noodles and served with a spicy sauce
Pad See Ew

Stir fried rice noodles with Chinese broccoli and soy sauces.

Snack

Boiled Jackfruit Seeds

Med Kanoon Tom

Creamy and nutty jackfruit seeds

Salad

Bamboo Shoot Yum

Soop Naw Mai

Shredded bamboo shoots boiled in wild Thai leaves with hot lime sauce.
Cucumber Salad

Yum Tang Gua

Sliced cucumber, tomato, onion dressed in Thai sauce
Green Papaya Salad

Som Tum

Shreded green papaya, cherry tomatoes, green beans with lime dressing
Nam Tok

Spicy grilled beef salad with toasted rice.
Yum Sausage

Yum Moo Yaw

Pork sausage salad served hot or cold
Yum Woon Sen

Spicy glass noodle salad with crunchy peanuts and dried shrimp.

Soup

Bitter Melon Pickled Mustard Soup

Gang Jued Mara Pak Gahd Dong

A clear broth soup with a well blended bitter, sour and salty flavors.
Bitter Melon Soup in Spare Rib Broth

Gang Jued Mara

Clear bitter melon soup slow cooked in sparerib broth.
Chicken in Coconut Soup

Gai Tom Kha

Galangal flavored coconut soup. Sour and hot broth.
Chicken Stock

Nam Gang

Simple home made chicken broth
Fresh Bamboo Shoot Soup

Gang Jued Naw Mai Sod Gub Gai

Clear broth soup flavored with fresh bamboo shoot.
Mushroom Tom Yum

Tom Yum Hed

Spicy and sour oyster mushroom soup with lemon grass broth
Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup

Gang Jeud Mara Sai Moo

Bitter melon in clear broth
Tom Yum Gai

Hot and sour, lean chicken soup with lemongrass and galangal.

Main Course

Barbeque Pork

Moo Dang

Pork barbecued with five spice marinade.
Basil Eggplant

Pud Makua Yow

Stir fried eggplant with basil and chili pepper.
Beef and Bamboo Shoot Curry

Gang Naw Mai Neuw Sub

Ground beef and bamboo shoot red curry.
Beef Jerky

Nua Kem

Pan fried beef jerky.
Beef Panang

Panang Nua

A dry beef curry, sprinkled with kaffir lime leaves
Blanched Neem with Grilled Shrimp

Goong Pow Sadow Lou-ug

Hyper-bitter neem leaves and blossoms and hot sweet tamarind sauce on grilled shrimp .
Chinese Chive Flowers with Shrimp

Pud Dok Gui Chai

Stir fried Chinese chive flowers with shrimp
Crispy Fried Okra

Grajiab Tod

Okra fried in a light batter served with chili fish sauce.
Crispy Pomfret

Pla Jalamed Tod

Crispy fried whole fish. Served with shallot, pepper, fish sauce
Crunchy Squash Blossoms

Dok Fugtong Tod

Squash blossoms, lightly dusted in flour and pan fried.
Fried King Mackerel

Pla Insee Tod

Pan fried king mackerel steak
Garlic Pepper Ribs

Gradoog Moo Tod Gratiem Prigtai

Ribs or spareribs quickly marinated in garlic pepper and salt then pan fried.
Garlic Shrimp

Goong Gratiem

Shrimp sauteed with garlic and peppers.
Green Beans and Shrimp

Pad Prig King

Dried curry green beans with shrimp
Grilled Chicken with Turmeric

Gai Yang Kamin

Turmeric and lemongrass marinated grilled chicken.
Grilled Sardines

Pla Sardeen Yang

Grill fresh sardines, served with hot chili fish sauce.
Grilled Steak with Spicy Shallot Sauce

Nua Yang

Medium rare grilled steak, served with spicy shallot and lime sauce.
Pan Fried Mackerel

Pla Too Tod

Pan fried small Thai mackerel
Pickled Fish Chili Sauce

Pla Rah Lohn

Pickled fish cooked in coconut milk, spiced with shallot and chili peppers.
Rice

Kow Su-ay

Simple rice, cooked in water. Successfully!
Sausage and Sriracha

Moo Yaw Tod

White pork sausage with mild-hot sauce
Southern Sour Curry with Koon

Gang Som Au Dib

Thin, sour, fiery hot curry from Southern Thailand.
Spicy Budoo

Nam Budoo Song Kreung

Traditional southern Thai sauce served with rice and many veggies.
Spicy Clams with Basil

Hoy Pad Prig

Manila clams in spicy basil sauce.
Steak Salad

Yum Nua

Spicy beef salad in lime juice, hot pepper and fish sauce
Sticky Rice

Kow Neuw

Steamed sticky rice -- an essential part of regional Thai cuisine
Stinky Beans and Shrimp

Pud Ped Sataw

Stinky beans stir fried in red curry paste with shrimp
Stir Fried Bitter Melon

Mara Pud

Easy stir fry bitter melon.
Stir Fried Loofah

Buab Pud Kai

Loofah stir fried with egg, a meaty vegetarian dish.
Stir Fried Pumpkin

Pud Fug Tong

Squash stir fried with garlic and pepper.
Thin Rice Noodles

Kanom Jeen

The rice noodles can be stir fried, eaten with papaya salad or fish or chicken curries.
Turmeric Fried Fish

Pla Tod Kamin

Spicy but not hot fried fish with crispy seasoning
Vegetarian Stir Fried Squash Blossoms

Pad Dok Fug Tong

Easy stir fried squash blossoms with garlic.

Dessert

Coconut Milk Sticky Rice

Kow Neuw Moon

Sticky rice cooked in sweeten coconut milk.
Fruits

Polamai

Tropical fruits you may not have heard of, cut into bite size pieces.
Mung Bean Pudding

Tau Suan

Sweet mung bean pudding topped with coconut milk
Pomelo

Som O

A large citrus, similar to grapefruit in taste but sweeter
Pumpkin in Coconut Milk

Fug Tong Gang Buad

Pumpkin cooked in sweet coconut milk
Pumpkin Sticky Rice Balls in Coconut Milk

Bua Loy Fug Tong

Fresh pumpkin sticky rice balls in sweet coconut milk sauce.
Rubies in Coconut Milk

Tub-tim Grob

Crunchy water chestnut coated with tapioca flour in coconut milk served with ice
Sticky Rice Balls in Coconut Milk

Boa Loy

Sticky rice flour pearls in sweet coconut milk.
Tapioca Pudding with Young Coconut

Saku Peiak Maprow On

Tapioca pudding in warm coconut milk