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Gai Baan Tom Kamin (Chicken with turmeric soup)

Zone South

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Gai Baan Tom Kamin (Chicken with turmeric soup)

Background

Thai people in provinces keep chickens as a source of food, consuming both their meat and their eggs. The chickens, domestic fowl, can be cooked in different way and they are delicious than farming chickens.

 

Nutrition facts

Chicken is high in protein and it is the best muscle building food. Turmeric has long been used as a powerful anti-inflammatory in both the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine. Turmeric was traditionally called “Indian saffron” because of its deep yellow-orange color and has been used throughout history as a condiment, healing remedy. Turmeric also helps heal ulcers, intestinal absorption. Ingredients from the curry paste are good for the excretory system, relieve coughing, help passing gas in the intestines.

 

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2-inch long turmeric
  • 40 grams lemongrass stalks, rough crushed
  • 40 grams shallots
  • 10 grams garlic cloves
  • 5 grams bird’s eye chilies, rough crushed
  • 2 salt

Zone Northeast

Tom Sab Spicy Pork Rib Soup

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Zone Northeast

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Zone Central

Kanom Cheen Num Ya (Fresh Thai rice noodle and a fish based sauce)

Background Kanom Cheen Num Ya originates with Mon people. In the past, Mon Kingdom is powerful and influence toward neighbor countries. Burma and Thai adapted the dish called Kanom Cheen Num Ya from Mon but they were preferred in different taste. Burma prefer thick sauce (Nam Ya) so they add some soft banana stalk to the sauce while Thai like to eat fish then they add shredded fish meat to the sauce.   Nutrition facts Kanom Cheen Num Ya is a nutrient food. The dish provides carbohydrate from rice noodles, protein from fish, and verities of vitamins from vegetables which are good for excretory system. The fingerroot is not only help reduce fish smell but it also provides anti-aging and anti-bacteria.   Ingredients 1 kg. Fresh Thai rice noodles ½ cup chili paste, without herbs ½ cup fingerroot, sliced 2 cups fish meat, boiled ½ cup salted fish, grilled and bone removed 4 cups coconut milk 1 cup fish stock Serve with hairy basil leaves, fresh bean sprouts and sliced bitter melon


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