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If you would like to make a reservation, please call us at (305) 861-6222 (reservations are optional) Continue reading Come for a Spicy Valentine’s Dear Day, Your restaurant has such a good reputation as being the best Thai restaurant in Miami. I want to try Thai food but I can not handle spicy food. Are all Thai dishes spicy? Chef Day answers: Thank you for your interest in Thai food. No, not all dishes are spicy. As a matter of fact, many dishes are quite unspicy with simple, delicious touches of fresh herb flavors. There are a wide range of Thai dishes that are not spicy. I am certain that you will find a large selection of tasty mild dishes from which to choose. Our servers are good in assisting the customers with their selections. And, of course, if you want spicy, you can always ask for “Thai spicy” and you will get your dish extra spicy! Dear Day, I heard that fish sauce is a staple ingredient in Thai food, but it also has unpleasant smell. Do you use it in your cooking? Chef Day Answers: Many westerners are not familiar with the smell of fish sauce by itself. It is made from fermented fish. The longer the fish is fermented, the less fishy is the taste of the sauce. Yes, it’s true that fish sauce is an important ingredient in Thai cooking. It gives a flavorful, distinguished taste to Thai and most Southeast Asian cooking. In fact, it is used in place of salt in most dishes. However, when it is blended with other ingredients, it gives out such a pleasant aroma, that one will never be able to tell that there is fish sauce in the dish!
 Fresh Tamarind Dear Day, I was at your restaurant a few days ago. I had the Tamarind Duck, which was delicious! I figured that the sauce must be made of tamarind. What is tamarind? Chef Day answers: Tamarind is a tree that bears tamarind fruits. When the pod is ripe, the shell becomes brittle. Inside the pod there is a dark brown pulp with a sweet-sour flavor. There are different kinds of tamarind, ranging from very sweet to sweet and sour to very sour. The pulp of the sour tamarind is used widely in Thai cooking, instead of vinegar, to provide a sour flavor. Using sour tamarind in cooking gives the food a natural slightly sweet flavor, so less sugar is required when cooking a dish with sweet and sour flavors. Do you have a question for Chef Day? Send it by email and we’ll answer it here. Most people always relate Thai food with coconut milk, curry and spiciness. We would like to introduce you to our number one national favorite dish – Green Papaya Salad. Yes!!! Green Papaya. This salad is not boring – that’s a promise. The dressing and ingredients are unlike anything you’ve ever seen or tasted before – soothing in summer and invigorating in winter. Learn how to prepare this national favorite and you’ll be on your way to a new invention of Thai taste. This salad is the number one favorite dish among Thai people. Every Thai knows Papaya Salad and most eat it at least once or twice a week. It’s easy to make and the flavor can be personalized. Meat, seafood or poultry can be added. A good papaya salad should have a we good balance of sweet and salty with the sour flavor being more pronounced and a touch of spiciness from fresh chilis that does not overpower the taste of other ingredients. We made this in our interactive, hands-on cooking class September 12. Here’s how you can make it at home. Main Ingredients 1 garlic clove Dressing 2 tablespoons fish sauce Optional ingredients or Substitute Ingredients Substitute for Green Papaya: julienne carrots, julienne cucumber (remove seeds), shredded cabbage Instructions Make the dressing: Mix the palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice together, then set aside. Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic to a paste, add peanut and chilis (if you prefer) and pound again. Add green beans and tomato wedges, breaking them up slightly. Stir in the dressing, add papaya and lightly pound to mix all the ingredients together. Serve on lettuce with cabbage on the side. If meat is added, mix meat with half of the dressing. Prepare the salad with the other half, then mix them together in a salad bowl. Serves 4 © 2009 Day Longsomboon. All rights reserved. Do not use without permission. |
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