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One of the great pleasure of being in Thailand is that
there is a great abundance of eating places and the cost of eating is
rather cheap when compared to those in Western countries. As Thailand
is a major agricultural country, grains, vegetables, meat and all kinds
of foodstuff are produced here at very reasonable prices. Besides, aquatic
and marine animals are easily acquired from the sea and many rivers. These
factors together with the gift of cooking of Thai people make Thailand
a paradise for every food lover.
Do you want to try something exotic and spicy? Thai food is recommended to you. Eating Thai food, you will not only enjoy its delicious tastes, but you will also get benefit from the medicinal herbs used as ingredients in each dish. To acquaint you with herbal Thai dishes, let Thaiways present to you the recipes for top ten Thai dishes best loved by foreigners with the medicinal properties of herbs used in each dish.
• 2 tablespoons of chopped lemon grass • 1 tablespoon of thin slices of kaffir-lime peels • 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander roots • 1 tablespoon of ground dried coriander seeds • 1 teaspoon of ground dried fennel seeds • 1 teaspoon of salt • 1 teaspoon of shrimp paste • Some pepper How to prepare the curry paste 1. Pound the dried chillies and salt together. 2. Then add all the remaining ingredients except the shrimp paste and pound them together until they are well blended. 3. Add the shrimp paste and blend thoroughly. Ingredients • 1 roast duck, boned and sliced • 1 cup of coconut cream • 6 cups of thin coconut cream from the second or third pressing • 1/2 cup of sweet basil leaves • 2 tablespoons of jalapeno pepper • 6 sliced leaves of kaffir-lime • 20 small tomatoes • 1 small pineapple, peeled and cut to small pieces • 1/2 chopped bamboo shoots, boiled • 2 tablespoons of fish sauce • 3 tablespoons of cooking oil How to cook 1. Use strong heat to boil the thin coconut cream in a pot. Leave it. 2. Fry the curry paste in cooking oil in a wok. Then add the roast duck and blend them together. 3. Remove it from heat and pour it into the pot of cooked coconut cream. 4. Use medium heat to boil the curry. When it is boiling, add the pineapple, tomatoes and boiled bamboo shoots. 5. Simmer with medium heat for five minutes. 6. Add the one-cup coconut cream and gently stir to combine. 7. Season with fish sauce. Add sweet basil leaves, kaffir-lime leaves and jalapeno pepper. 8. Remove it from the heat. For the medicinal properties of Kaeng Phet Pet Yang, different herbs have different functions. Their properties are described below: Chilli: It is used as cough medicine, and for the respiration system, blood circulation and heart. It can also help stimulate your appetite. Shallot: It helps relieve a cold and increase the secretion of urine. It is also used as carminative medicine. Garlic: It can help prevent the blood vessel from being clogged, relieve high blood pressure, and eliminate phlegm. Galanga: It can help relieve excessive gas in the stomach, stimulate digestion, and cure dysentery. Lemon grass: It can help increase the secretion of urine, reduce heat in the body, and lower high blood pressure. It also acts as carminative medicine. Kaffir-lime: It helps relieve excessive gas in the intestine. Coriander: It acts as carminative and cough medicine. Sweet basil: It helps eliminate phlegm, and also parasites in the body. Tomato: It is used as a mild laxative, and can help prevent cancer. Top |
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