Thai Menu Planner

[HarryHerb]

You hear it all the time: balance and harmony of textures and flavours is the key to enjoying Thai food. In reality, however, I see a lot of people stick with dishes they know rather than thinking about how well they go together. So what about some real examples of menus people have ordered in a restaurant or cooked for friends?

Here's a few I like:

แกงส้มปลากะพง Kaeng som with snapper (hot and sour southern curry - not sure if you northerners know it )

ไข่ผัดมะระ Khai pat mara (bitter melon stir fried with egg and oyster sauce)

ปลาทอดกระเทียม Pla thoht kratiam (crispy pieces of fish stir fried with garlic)

น้ำพริกกุ้งสด Nam prik kung sot (chilli dip with fresh veg)

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แพนงเนื้อ Panaeng neua (penang beef curry)

วุ้นเส้นผัดไก่ Wun sen phat gai (stir fried glass noodles with lettuce and minced chicken)

ยำปลาดุกฟู Yam pla duk foo (crispy catfish salad)

ไก่บ้านต้มขมิ้น Gai baan tom kamin (free-range chicken and turmeric soup)

ทอดมันปลา Toht man pla (spicy fishcakes)

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ปลาทอดขมิ้น Pla toht kamin (whole fish fried with turmeric)

ต้มข่าไก่ Tom kha gai (chicken galangal soup)

ยำมะเขือเผา Yam makheua pao (grilled aubergine salad)

ผัดผักคะน้าปลาเค็ม Pat pak kana pla khem (green veg stir fried with oyster sauce and dried fish)

Won't go on, starting to get hungry... but if anyone else has something to add

[suegha]

Funny how just reading a list of good food can make you hungry...

[HarryHerb]

Tragically no takers thus far. Farts (or cheesy boffs as we used to call them at school) are apparently of more interest. Ah, well.

How about a more direct question: can anyone tell me what goes well with tom yam soup?

(no fart jokes, please)

[suegha]

Tragically no takers thus far. Farts (or cheesy boffs as we used to call them at school) are apparently of more interest. Ah, well.

How about a more direct question: can anyone tell me what goes well with tom yam soup?

(no fart jokes, please)

My wife loves tom yam soup but she thinks it goes well with anything. I would have thought it goes with dishes of a sweeter nature, something to off-set the sour and spicy flavour.