Six most popular Thai dishes

Thailand is one of the best known tourist destinations. It is much sought after by tourists from all over the world for its white beaches, crystal clear sea, lovely people who smile continuously, many tourist attractions and beautiful Buddhist temples. Thai cuisine is also special and loved all over the world. Thai cuisine is based on vegetables, coconut milk, fish and meat and particular spices such as green curry or phanaeng curry. But not all Thai dishes are made from curry spices and they are not all necessarily spicy either. Do you know the most famous dishes of Thailand?

A typical soup, with ingredients stewed over low heat, which form a delicious and very spicy soup. Among the best known variants we find Tom Yum Gai (chicken), Tom Yum Goong (shrimp), Tom Yum Moo (pork).

Chicken or pork satay are meat skewers marinated in spices and soybeans, grilled and accompanied by a peanut sauce.

Thai curry is a dish of Thai cuisine made from currypaste, coconut milk or water, meat, seafood, vegetables or fruits and herbs. The curry in Thailand differ mainly from those in India in that they use herbs and aromatic leaves in the spice mix. The name curry "green" comes from the color of the dish, which comes from green chilies. Since it is a Thai curry made from coconut milk and fresh green chilies, the color is creamy green. Green curry is typically eaten with rice. 

Very simple, genuine and tasty dish, made with green papaya (unripe) finely cut into julienne and with an addition of garlic, chilli, dried shrimps, peanuts and blanched green beans.

Phad thai is a Thai noodles dish, commonly sold in Thailand not only in restaurants but also as a street food served in a banana leaf. The basis of the Phad thai are rice noodles fried in a pan wok with eggs, tofu, chicken or prawns.

The typical Thai curry although less known than the green curry.Phanaeng curry is a type of red curry , dense, salty and sweet, creamy, with the spicy flavor of lime.  It is prepared with chicken, shrimp or just vegetables and is typically eaten with rice.