THAI PAD with rice noodles
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THAI PAD with rice noodles

12.50 €

THE PAD THAI RECIPE

Pad Thaï, which means “Thai-style fried noodles”, is Thailand’s traditional dish. It’s a dish that’s present everywhere you travel in this fabulous country. In fact, it’s a good reason in itself to travel to Thailand! Pad Thai is addictive, and you’ll never tire of enjoying it!

Each ingredient in the recipe plays an important role in the development of the Pad Thaï… The mix of tastes and textures is fabulous. The bean sprouts and crushed peanuts provide the crunch, and the rice noodles the melt-in-the-mouth texture. The use of mint, coriander, chives and basil flavors the dish to perfection.

Miso” soy sauce is used as a condiment and adds saltiness to the dish. The tamarind sauce will give a sweet taste.

On the palate, it’s an explosion of flavors!

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The origins of Pad Thaï

Pad Thai was first and foremost a propaganda dish in the early 1940s. That’s right, don’t go imagining a recipe that’s almost a thousand years old! Even its origin leaves connoisseurs rather perplexed. In fact, it’s a dish quite similar to a Vietnamese specialty like Pho Xao, or a Chinese one like Kiaw tiao. This rice paste-based dish can be found from the 15th century onwards in Ayutthaya, capital of the Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) until 1767. The city was home to a variety of international merchants and cultures. This has transformed culinary knowledge.

In the early 1930s, the monarchy was overthrown, and the seizure of power by Marshal Pibun (he has a much longer and harder-to-pronounce name, but this one will do to impress your friends) marked the start of a dictatorial regime and new reforms. It was only then that Pad Thai became a true national specialty. The country is suffering from a severe economic recession and is no longer self-sufficient in rice. This is why the rice noodle recipe is being spread throughout the country, to limit the consumption of pure white rice and create a new national dish. It works, and the rice noodles win out over the rice.

Then, a cultural program for Thailand’s independence was put in place, with numerous reforms, some of which even affected the country’s culinary culture. The traditional Siamese cuisine of curries and rice dishes was replaced by the now world-famous Pad Thai.

The recipe may not be a century old, but that doesn’t stop Pad Thai from being extremely delicious! The recipe was originally made with shrimp, but there are as many Pad Thai recipes as there are families in Thailand.

Our Chef was inspired by the recipe to create his own.

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