How to Understand Thai Cooking Terminology

Thai food is a delicious mix of sweet, savory and spicy, but it seems hard to make and use ingredients most of us are not familiar with. The technique used to cook Thai food is different than most Americans are used to using in their own kitchens. The following steps will help you learn Thai cooking terminology to make it easier to make great Thai food in your own home.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Take a Thai cooking class. These are offered at local colleges, caterers, restaurants or through private classes with chefs. Look in the newspaper and yellow pages to find a Thai class in your area. Working with someone familiar with the culture will aid your learning experience.

2. Find an online Thai food and cooking dictionary. With many websites dedicated to Thai food and cooking, you can learn how to understand a menu as well as how to cook Thai food better.

3. Buy a Thai food cookbook. Cookbooks offer not only great recipes from great chefs, but they also include a glossary of terms and foods to help you identify and understand what you are cooking. One Thai cook book available on Amazon is "Thai Cooking Made Easy (Learn to Cook)" by Periplus.

4. Buy, rent or download a Thai cooking video. This is a great way to learn how to cook and identify Thai food and techniques at your own pace from the comfort of your own kitchen. One recommended site to check out is Thai Food Tonight, where you click on a recipe and watch a video of it being prepared in real time. Another great choice are the videos at the Thai Herbs site.

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Resources

• Thai Food Tonight
• Thai Herbs