Video: Thai beef salad

timesonline.co.uk — In the third of our video recipe series Niall Harbison makes a mouthwatering hot steak salad with an Asian twist Niall Harbison's recipe for Thai beef salad Preparation time: 10 mins (+1 hour to marinade) Cooking time: 5 mins Serves: 2 2 ribeyes of beef Thai fish sauce soy saucecastor sugar 1 red chilli 5 spring onions 3 shallots fresh coriander 1 lime salt and pepper olive oil 1 cucumber cherry tomatoes baby spinach Mint leaves 1. For the marinade: Blend 3 tsp soy sauce, 3 tsp Thai fish sauce and 3 heaped tsp castor sugar. Pour over the beef and place in the fridge for 1 hour - turning after 30 minutes. 2. For the dressing: Deseed and dice one red chilli, add 3 diced shallots, 5 sliced spring onions, a bunch of chopped coriander and combine with a good splash of fish and soy sauce. 3. Remove the steak from the fridge and season before searing on a high heat for 90 seconds on each side, spooning a little of the marinade over the steaks as they cook. 4. Make a salad of strips of cucumber, halved cherry tomatoes, a little oil and the dressing. 5. Allow the steak to rest for a couple of minutes, slice and serve on top of the salad, garnished with some mint leaves. read more...

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SUGAR AND SPICE AND FISH SAUCE

nakedfarang.com — Thai food is famed the world over, with a well-earned reputation for spiciness. Unlike Indian food, which combines several different spices to generate its famous curry flavours, the heat in Thai dishes comes almost exclusively from the ubiquitous chilli pepper. While the cuisine of Thailand has been influenced, in particular, by Chinese and Indian food, a wholly unique Thai style has evolved and this can be further categorized into regional variations: northern, north-eastern, central and southern. read more...

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Cooked puffer fish can kill, warn health officials

farang.pai-nai.com — The Public Health Ministry has issued a warning against eating puffer fish (ปลาปักเป้า) after the death of a man in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen. The man and his family fell ill after eating puffer fish caught from a pond. The man convulsed and developed breathing difficulties, while his relatives began vomiting. He was taken to hospital on Monday night, but died the next day. His family survived. Deputy Public Health Minister Anutin Charnveerakul said all species of puffer fish, whether salt water or fresh, contained the poison tetrodotoxin, and cooking could not remove it. Puffer fish was a delicacy in Japan, Mr. Anutin said, but could only be prepared by licensed, specially-trained chefs. read more...

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Thailand, the fruit snack nation

farang.pai-nai.com — Thailand's love affair with fresh snack food is enough to shock the most seasoned of palates thanks to an explosive use of extra ingredients. In Thailand, nature has been generous to its people, letting them enjoy a wide variety of year-round and seasonal fruits. Add to this the fact that, in this country, cooking is a tradition that Thais cherish in their own sweet way, and the possibilities for locally grown snack food are endless. Among the many offerings are durian and banana chips, three flavored mango, tamarind candies and durian toffees, as well as a long line of dehydrated and flavored fruits. They are - no pun intended - the fruition of Thai culinary efforts. The secret, which is no more, of the fine taste of Thai food, dessert and preserved fruits is not their honed intuition but their daring to be different, to experiment and explore beyond the boundaries of ordinary tastes. read more...

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Eating Tom Yam Kung to beat digestive cancer

farang.pai-nai.com — If you ask any tourist who have ever visited Thailand about their favorite Thai food, their answers, almost without exception, will be Tom Yam Kung. Tom Yam Kung, or spicy shrimp soup, is the number one of the top ten Thai dishes loved by tourists. And in fact, it is one of the most favorite dishes for Thai people as well. It is simply because it is so delicious for its unique hot and sour taste and the refreshing smell of herbal spices charmingly attracts a wide range of tasters to murmur the words "Tom Yam Kung". With pride in this Thai delicacy, the Research and Development Institute of Kasetsart University, Kampaengsaen Campus has joined hands with the Division of Applied Life Sciences of the Graduate School of Agriculture of Kyoto University, the Department of Biotechnological Science of Kinky University in Japan to pursue research regarding the benefit of spices that formulate this famous soup. 'Tom Yam Kung' contains ingredients which may help prevent digestive cancer, researchers said. read more...

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Thai Hom Mali Rice

farang.pai-nai.com — Thai Hom Mali Rice enjoys a World Famous reputation for its high quality and its natural, aromatic fragrance like Pan Dan us leaves. One reason Hom Mali Rice is special is its adaptability for different dishes, from main courses to tasty desserts. Rice is the edible seed of a semi-aquatic member of the grass family, and was probably discovered by humans through the aromatic fragrances released when rice grass is burned. And, after it was discovered that rice seeds have a sweet, aromatic flavor after cooking, humans paid more attention to it and have since acquired knowledge and wisdom, which, for thousands of years, has made it the staple diet for much of humanity. Among the world's various strains of rice, Thai Horn Mali Rice enjoys a world famous reputation, being widely accepted for its quality and nutritional benefits including vitamins Bi and B2, niacin, carbohydrates, protein, and minerals such as iron, calcium and phosphorous. In Thailand it is more commonly known as Horn Mali rice: 'Hom' refers to its aromatic fragrance apparent during cooking, and 'Mali' refers to its white, jasmine-like color. read more...

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Rice Prices Rise On Dwindling Supply

farang.pai-nai.com — Asian physical rice prices rose late yesterday afternoon on dwindling paddy supply in Thailand and Vietnam, while trading was lackluster due to high export prices, exporters said. In Thailand, tight paddy supply following monsoon rains slowed operations, while prices rose further as the government hasn't released rice stocks, exporters said. "We expect prices to be on an upward trend until next month, when the new crop will be harvested," one exporter said. "There are no buyers right now because prices are too high," a second exporter said. Wednesday, Thai 100% grade B rice was offered $2 higher from Friday at $333-$335/ton, FOB Bangkok, 5% broken was offered $2-$5 higher at $324-$325/ton, while parboiled 100% sortexed was also offered around $2 higher at $324-$333/ton. Meanwhile, Thailand's rice exports from Jan. 1 to May 29 rose by 11.1% on year to 3.30 million metric tons, the Commerce Ministry's Department of Foreign Trade said Wednesday. read more...

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Fight obesity, the Thai solution

farang.pai-nai.com — Thailand, known for its tasty food yet slimline people, is getting fatter - a trend that's creating a new market for high-tech weight loss therapies aimed at portly people who want to shed the kilos.Across town, rotund Thais can begin the day strapped into rubber weight-loss suits at a high-tech gym, or sweating off the fat at one of Bangkok's many spas.The boom in such treatments is partly driven by pressure to emulate noodle-thin movie stars, but also by a growing incidence of obesity. read more...

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