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This was the last tomyamplaninh i ate in Thailand, prepared by my skilled and caring gf.

Fried shrimp with pakbung in oysters sauce on the side, boiled cabbage was on the menu because this was available for free when harvesting the cabbages.thumbsup.gif

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attachicon.gifIMG_0352.JPGTom Yum fish head. Made with a very fresh 7 kg sea bass head.

Very nice, i can almost smell it when looking at your pic. 3 years ago, I started cooking tomyam's here in The Netherlands and in Thailand as well.

I have to tell you that you mentioned the sea bass head broth variant while in your actual image there is clearly a fish tale sticking out. Why?

To explain to tomyam newbees there are many variants on how to cook a decent tomyam. Most importantly a decently prepared tomyam NEVER tastes exactly the same because personal preferences, type of cooks and available ingredients. Only a few basic ingredients are needed and the rest of the taste will be chosen depending on where you are and what's available. A really universal dish.thumbsup.gif

While the fish tomyam tastes fishy and fresh, depending on which fish was used. After 24 hours it will taste too fishy. I prefer the endurance of a chicken-bone or tomyammoo because after 2 days it is still good to eat and i can enjoy it more.

That was a pectoral fin not a tail. I have to agree that tom yam fish needs to be consumed fresh (like most Thai food). The richness of a good fresh fish head tom yam broth is hard to beat, but we do also like the chicken broth version.A key to really great tom yam is adding the Chinese parsley, green onions and extremely thinly sliced lemongrass just before serving.
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Pai 2013

@ Mr. Rsokolovski.

Great idea to add the THINLY sliced, uncooked lemongrass to the tomyam when it's served. I never triedw00t.gif . Noted!

When i make yammoo or yamkhung i will add raw unions/garlic and thin lemongrass after the meat has cooled down.

Another variant is the standard restaurants' milk-creamy tomyam version in the hot pot.

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On the side i ate Yam- beef(which i ordered like so). Expecting the yam to be prepared in the way i prefer: a lot of RAW ingredients. As you can see they where shortly fried. That's the problem about restaurants, i will never order the way exactly how i want my dish to be prepared because i will intervene in the cook's personal mindset before he takes the order.

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Pai 2013

@ Mr. Rsokolovski.

Great idea to add the THINLY sliced, uncooked lemongrass to the tomyam when it's served. I never triedw00t.gif . Noted!

When i make yammoo or yamkhung i will add raw unions/garlic and thin lemongrass after the meat has cooled down.

Another variant is the standard restaurants' milk-creamy tomyam version in the hot pot.

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On the side i ate Yam- beef(which i ordered like so). Expecting the yam to be prepared in the way i prefer: a lot of RAW ingredients. As you can see they where shortly fried. That's the problem about restaurants, i will never order the way exactly how i want my dish to be prepared because i will intervene in the cook's personal mindset before he takes the order.

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The Beef salad (Yum Nuer) is my favourite Thai dish. I love it when they barbeque a piece of meat then slice it thinly, crisp on the outside and rare in the middle. I am yet to find somewhere this trip that does it this way, so many variants. Still looking though.

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The Beef salad (Yum Nuer) is my favourite Thai dish. I love it when they barbeque a piece of meat then slice it thinly, crisp on the outside and rare in the middle. I am yet to find somewhere this trip that does it this way, so many variants. Still looking though.

@ Mr. Bill.

The main reason for travelling has always been it's experience. A motivation, or destination is needed in order to travelrolleyes.gif .

Recently i have observed some people travelling without any destination to feel good. wink.png. This perception floats my boat.thumbsup.gif

I know a few places around that can cook the best food in the world for me. When I am near them, I will always make them part of my travel plan, though they will never be my final destination.

FYI whenever you are in PAI, this is the place to get your beef salad or Yum Nuer, the largest restaurant street crossing walking street.

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