Thai Seasoning Blend

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Fresh ginger root is another wonderful spice that there will be arguments about including here. But anyway, this rhizome has a definitive heat to it quite different to chili heat and with a zing that is not there with its milder cousin galangal. Just as some Thai cooks like to use the strained version of chili oil, from our experience most will use chili paste which is called nam prik pao. Be aware though that most seasonings contain quite high levels of salt which is thought to cause high blood pressure. If you can find low sodium versions they’ll help but otherwise just be aware of the salt in the seasoning you are adding. Table of Thai Seasonings Thai cooking emphasizes lightly prepared dishes with strongaromaticseasonings and a spicy edge. For some, these flavors might seem a bit spicy for a foreign palate. Typical Thai food includes the following types of dishes, a vast assortment of Curries (a tradition that came from India, and then propagated all over South and Southeast Asia).

Fish Sauce, called " Nam Pla" in Thai, can be found in almost every Thai dish. It is the most important element of Thai Food Cooking to provide saltiness to it. Good fish sauces are made from a mixture of anchovy extract, salt, sugar and water. It should be clear and brownish in color. Some of the best brands of Thai fish sauce are made by Tiparos, Golden Boy and Squid. We personally recommend Squid or Tiparos brand fish sauce which has no msg, preservatives or added color. When it comes to home cooking, if you don't have Thai soy sauce or fish sauce, you can use this Yellow Cap seasoning sauce. It is a salty brown seasoning sauce similar to soy sauce, but more intense and saltier in taste. This type of sauce is perfectly balanced with many Thai food recipes. You can just add a few dashes to your food. It brings out the flavor of soups, sauces, salads and vegetable dishes. Usually, on the breakfast table you will see a bottle of this seasoning sitting next to the salt. The well-known brands in Thai market are Golden Mountain and Maggi. A wonderful ingredient with amazing reported heath qualities and a great yellow color which is used very often.

Yellow Cap Seasoning Sauce: ซอสปรุงรสฝาเหลือง

It is used in very many Thai dishes adding a light umami flavor and moderate saltiness through its unique flavor profile. It is also used quite a lot in dipping sauces but beware as there are several qualities with differing flavor intensities. Seasoning – I also recommend adding extra seasoning to your breadcrumbs bowl and your flour bowl. This adds extra flavour and otherwise this recipe for air fryer fish patties can be rather bland. I recommend parsley for your flour and then dill, parsley, and basil for your breadcrumbs. Then extra seasoning for your patties before breading of salt, pepper, coriander, parsley, and thyme. Maggi seasoning is very similar to the golden mountain yellow cap seasoning but also used quite frequently as an ingredient in cooked dishes.

More used in Chinese than Thai cooking but used often enough and with enough of a unique taste that you should have it on hand.Thai food is one of the spiciest on the planet, mainly due to the use of dozens of spices in most bases, including the ubiquitous use of curry pastes and the heaviness of using coconut milk in the base – it helps to dull the heat but also adds to the volume. It may not be unique to Thai food but you will certainly be looking for it if you are going to be cooking up any number of Thai dishes. Clean them easily by grinding dry rice for a minute or two after you have created your spice blend. Thai Grilled Shrimp Tamarind: Mainstream Pad Thai in the U.S. is often a super sweet, red-hued concoction involving lots of ketchup. Traditionally, the tangy sweetness of pad Thai comes from sugar and tamarind paste . In some of our other posts, we use tamarind concentrate from a jar, and some of you readers pointed out that there’s nothing like the pulp, and we agree! We tested this recipe with both the tamarind concentrate from a jar, and our own tamarind concentrate using tamarind pulp, and the difference in flavor was significant! Both will work, but definitely get the tamarind pulp if you can find it.

This premium seasoning is a favorite added to rice, eggs, and fish dishes for added umami flavor and is quite strongly savory tasting. Maggi Seasoning Thai potato fish cakes are the best way to go if you want the best Thai fish cakes. This is because the potatoes are the perfect binder and stop the fishcakes from falling apart once cooked. Sweet Chilli Sauce is undoubtedly one of the best known sauces in Thai cuisine around the world. In Thailand, this sauce is known as ‘Nam Chim Kai’ and is typically used as a condiment rather than as an ingredient within recipes. Similar to Nam Prik Pao, Thai sweet chilli sauce is available in several varieties of sweet and spiciness to suit different tastes. Sweet chilli sauce can be made at home using a combination of traditional Thai ingredients but sometimes nothing beats finding your favourite brand of ready made and bottled Thai sweet chilli sauce, ready to enjoy at your own convenience.

Black Sweet Soy Sauce (Si-Ew Whan) : ซีอิ๋วหวาน

Short answer: Sort of. You could replace fenugreek with some garam masala (a blend commonly used in Indian dishes), yellow mustard seeds and brown sugar or just leave it out. Don’t tell my kids, but this homemade Thai seasoning might become my new go-to blend. If you’ve had other Asian seasonings, it’s sort of like curry powder.

This is a great spice that is much underused in traditional widespread Thai dishes. Fingerroot – Fresh It has a strong and savory taste not greatly different from the golden mountain yellow cap but rather stronger-tasting. Chili Oil A recent addition to Thai cuisine (a mere hundred years old), Green Curry Paste uses green chilies, shrimp paste, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, peppercorns, makrut limes, cumin seeds, lemon and sea salt to taste. Ginger may be mixed in for zest. 3. Yellow Curry Paste Lemongrass is a Thai cooking ingredient that enhances the taste of creamy, coconut-based dishes. In Thai cooking, lemongrass is often used in conjunction with other Thai spices like turmeric and garlic. Across Thailand, lemongrass is a key component of favorite soups like Tom Gai and Tom Yum.

Chili Sauce (Sauce Prik): ซอสพริก

You can think of fish sauce or ‘Nam Pla’ in Thai, as the soy sauce of Thai cuisine. Similar to Chinese soy sauce, Thai fish sauce is used in cuisine as both a condiment or ingredient in recipes and you can almost always expect to use it when preparing a wide range of Thai dishes from Thai green curry, Tom Kha soup, Thai salads and fried rice recipes. Fish sauce is used almost as a substitute for salt, adding a rich savoury and umami flavour when preparing curries, soup, stews, in marinades and even dips such as classic Phrik Nam Pla. This is the closest facsimile to Indian curry paste in Thai cooking. It’s made with turmeric, yellow chilies, lemongrass, galangal, fish sauce, lemongrass, shallots, garlic, coriander, cumin (ground and seeds), cinnamon, shrimp paste, white pepper, brown sugar, tomato puree, lime juice and coconut milk. 4. Massaman Curry Paste Massaman Curry Paste contains garlic, soybean oil, dried red chilies, shallot, salt, lemongrass, coriander seeds, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, galangal, cloves, kaffir lime, citric acid, tamarind juice, salt and sugar. The principal ingredient of Massaman Curry, it goes well with dishes that contrast the spice with sweetness – the use of peanuts is often encouraged. Originally from Malaysia, this curry paste is similar to red curry but with milder flavors. 5. Penang Curry Paste The green label seasoning is a concoction somewhat similar to soy sauce to add a different flavor profile to a dish and is sold in bottles with green lids. Golden Mountain Seasoning (Yellow)