Thai
Bringing the tastes of Asia home to you
Are you bored with the same old pizza and wings? Why not try something fresh and exotic. How about Thai food?
Thai cuisine has become more and more popular for its distinctive flavors. It’s becoming so popular that people are ordering it in droves. With the rise in obesity and more people watching their waistlines, the spicy hot flavors of Thai food have become more desired for healthful properties than the standard burgers and fries.
When ordering Thai food for delivery, log online where you may be able to view and choose from a variety of restaurant menus. Thai cuisine has been westernized through many delivery services, however traditional Thai cuisine still exists in 3 distinctive forms:
Northern Thai Cuisine – is zesty since its main ingredients are lime and fruit juices
Central Thai Cuisine – is sweet and creamy, because it’s based on coconut milk
Southern Thai Cuisine – is hot, hot, hot! Its main feature is chilies of both the red and green varieties
When ordering a full Thai meal for delivery you may notice that the typical fare consists of a single dish of mixed vegetables (peppers, onions, broccoli) that could be mixed with meat (chicken, shrimp, seafood, pork or beef) and complemented with a side of fragrant jasmine rice or vermicelli noodles.
When ordering Thai food for delivery, don’t be afraid to experiment. Thai menus are often extensive and overwhelming, but they tend to feature many traditional favorites such as:
- Steamed jasmine rice
- Green (hot) and red (very hot) aromatic curries
- Udon (which is a pounded flat wheat noodle) stir-fries
- Mango chicken
- Pad Thai
- Thai hot spicy soups
- Fresh shrimp rolls
Try dishes with the following flavorful ingredients for a taste of Thailand:
- Red and green chilies
- Lime juice
- Lemon grass
- Coconut milk
- Cashew nuts
- Fresh herbs and leaves – such as basil and kaffir lime leaves, which are used in hot Thai soups like hot and sour Tom yam
- Nam pla, which is a very strong tasting fish sauce
- Garlic
- Fresh ginger root
- Galangal
- Thai eggplant
- Tamarind
- Palm and coconut sugar
