Showing posts with label Thai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thai. Show all posts
Overall - 8/10
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Food - 8/10
Service - 8.5/10
Ambiance 9/10
Khao San Thai Kitchen on Urbanspoon

This year in our garden we chose to focus more on herbs and tomatoes as opposed to the beets, carrots and chard that we usually grow. One of our favourite herbs so far this season is the Thai basil. Its similar to regular basil but purple tinged and more fragrant. This recipe makes use of this delicious herb and was inspired by a dish we recently had at Juree's Thai Place. Aside from the basil the other star ingredient has to be the fish sauce which adds a nice fishy savouriness to the dish.
Overall - 9/10
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Food - 8.5/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance - 9/10
Juree's Thai Place on Urbanspoon

Panang curry is a dish that brings me back to my university days in a flash. It was a dish that was made on Sundays and lasted almost the entire week. One would think that a week of curry would grow tiresome but the aromas of ginger, garlic, spices, coconut milk and lemongrass made my tastebuds water every time. The secret to a good Panang curry is to invest in a high quality Panang curry paste to use in your sauce rather than relying on those bland curry powders that add little in the way of authentic curry flavour. 

Pad Thai is basically a stir fry of rice noodles with eggs, tofu, bean sprouts and any other vegetables you wish to add.  In our recipe, we used what we had on hand including carrots, onions and Chinese sausage.  Although our sauce does not use the traditional tamarind paste, the flavour is quite similar and dare I say tastier than what we've had in Thai restaurants.