Thai Curry

Curry is a favorite dish in Thai restaurants throughout the world and for good reason. Based on a delicious paste of fresh and dried herbs and spices, curry is unique and unlike any dish in Western cuisine. The endless combinations and fresh taste make curry a popular dish. But what exactly is curry?Favored throughout Asia in many different forms, curry can be defined as a savory, stew-like dish flavored with herbs and/or spices. Curry is considered to be native to India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. This method of cooking was brought to South East Asia by Indian immigrants over the past several centuries.In Thailand, curry is usually a soupy dish consisting of coconut milk or water, curry paste and meat. Thai curries tend to be more soup-like compared to their thicker Indian cousins. Curries are the richest dish of Thai cuisine, being based on spicy herb and spice pastes, i.e. curry pastes. There are dozens of different types of curries in Thailand varying by the use of various types of curry pastes, the addition of coconut or water and different combinations of meats, herbs, vegetables and fruits.Curry is a staple dish of Thailand and in many Thai homes it is eaten on a daily basis. Using ingredients commonly found growing around the home and very little meat, curry is an economical and healthy part of the Thai diet. High in vitamins and rich in protein, it is easily digested when eaten with rice as part of a Thai meal.Types of Thai CurryYellow CurryIn Thailand there are basically two broad categories of curry: water-based and coconut milk-based.The most typical water-based curry is sour curry (gaeng sohm plah) often prepared with fish. Typically the sourness comes from tamarind or other types of sour fruits. Jungle curry (gaeng pah) is another delicious water-based vegetable curry cooked with or without meat, which is usually very spicy. The spiciest curries in Thailand in general are the water-based curries, as there is no coconut fat to alleviate the heat.Thai coconut-based curries are numerous and more well known in the West with red, green, yellow, panang and masamam being the most well known curries. In Thailand these curries are known as gaeng phet (red), gaeng kiow wahn (green curry), gaeng leuang (yellow), gaeng phanaeng (panang) and gaeng massaman (masamam). The most popular curry in Thailand is either gaeng phet or gaeng kiow wahn depending on which region of the country you are in.Another way to categorize curry, is by the curry pastes used to make the gaeng. Green curry is the only type of Thai curry paste made with fresh Thai chilies. All other types of curry paste are made up of dried Thai chilies.See Curry by Color for the more typical way to categorize types of Thai curry like red, green. yellow, panang, masaman and more.See Regional Types of Curry for more details about the various curry dishes from different parts of Thailand.Pam Real Thai Food 404 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10019(212) 333-7500 ‎pamrealthaifood.com[mappress mapid="126"]http://cooksns.com/?p=172

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