In lack of pad Thai?
ENThis is the most popular Thai dish with Western tourists. Tasty, nutritious and inexpensive. A simple plate of stir-fried noodles, for which I feel nostalgic when I'm away from Thailand.
Thai noodles
The Thai pad (easy to remember and pronounce, it sounds like "Thai pasta") is best enjoyed in one of those little street restaurants where you sit on tiny plastic chairs after dark... Want to feel like you're there? Feel your nostrils tingle, your taste buds tingle?
Click on the video below!
EDIT. The Finsonline site, which hosted the video I posted here when I published this post in 2009, no longer exists... But search for "pad thai" on Youtube, and you'll find plenty of scenes filmed on the streets of Thailand (and recipes), like this one, for example :
The video I was talking about (which is no longer visible, therefore) was carried out by Tony Wu, photographer and videographer diver, for the site FinsOnline. He makes us tour the "10 best places to eat in Phuket". In addition to Thai pad, there are many small dishes that are part of the great pleasures of the traveler to the kingdom of Siam ... There is even a PDF file to download, with all the practical indications to find restaurants on site.
That's it ... I've been back for five weeks and I'm already short of Thai pad ! There are lots of ways to prepare it, you can easily find recipes by searching the web. I'll have to start one of these days ...
Yum, yum ...
The base: stir-fried noodles, then, mixed with bits of omelette, in various condiments and spices (fish sauce, etc.). nam-pla or fish saucetamarind juice, small red chillies, garlic, pepper, shallots, bean sprouts...), topped with your choice of shrimp, chicken or tofu. The noodles are garnished with crushed peanuts, coriander and a squeeze of lemon. The noodles are sprinkled with lemon juice, and topped off to taste with these mysterious condiments, available in little pots on the tables.
Avoid ordering your Thai pad In tourist restaurants, prefer the authentic version of small street food joints, choosing those that seem to be very popular with Thais: in general, the noodles are much less oily and bland, and the blend of spices and aromas infinitely more subtle.
It makes me hungry, all that. (Sigh…)
→ Read also: The best Thai pad of Koh Phi Phi
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Mmmmh.... your pad thai looks so good.
Travel is so good... all those wonderful discoveries of nature, different cultures, gastronomy, art and so much more. When we return home, we're left with so many extraordinary sensations and emotions that all we want to do is go back again and again.
In any case, you've made me want to try this great recipe.
Hello,
Every time I arrive in Bangkok, it's the 1st dish I eat ... Only 2 months to go.
Your blogs are great!
Dominica
The video is nice, I've seen my favorite beach restaurants in Karon, Kata and Chalong again, but now that you've made our mouths water, I'll have to make a reservation at the Eléphant bleu 😯
No, not the car wash chain, but “The thaï restaurant of Paris” where Pad thaï is... 11€ 😡
@Cathy: Oh, yes! Travelling is a feast for the senses. And Thailand is a country where the food is particularly good. Even the simplest dishes are refined. And I love it!
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@ Domi59234: Me too, when I arrive in Bangkok, I order a pad thaï and a mango-shake, just to get me back on my feet! Of all the countries in Southeast Asia, Thailand has the best food, I think... Thanks for the compliment on the blog, I'm glad you like it! Like you, I still have two months to wait before returning to Asian skies. But it will be a Malaysia-Indonesia combination for me.
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@Alimata: Ouch! 11€ for a pad thaï... I haven't been a Parisian for ages, but I remember your Elephant Bleu (easy to remember). As I haven't spent much time in Phuket, I didn't know all the little places I visited in the video. I really enjoyed this little film, and it made my mouth water too...
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Corinne, extraordinary Tony Wu's video on Phuket (I don't know a single one of his Phuket boui-bouis but I would go back, just to test them 😆 ), the one on pad thai in BKK is not bad either... 🙄
Viiiiiiite... I need a mango & sticky rice urgently!!!! 😛
@Alimata: I know just about every thai in Paname. Blue elephant and Silk & Spices the two “top of the range” ones are really too expensive. My favorite is the one next to New Nioulaville in Belleville and “Bien Bien” on rue Bergère... 8)
@ Wet & Sea I had missed the “pad thaï in Bangkok” video during my first visit to Tony Wu's blog, but thanks to you, I've just added it... His little films are really top-notch!
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Thank you for all the good addresses in Paris!
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J'AI FAIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Wet & sea: You're right about the Blue Elephant and S&S, but “once in a while”... 😀
On the other hand, I noted your 2 addresses in the north-east of Paris, where I don't go much. I'll try them out in a while 😛
@ Marie-Julie: Tss-tss... I thought you only ate Nutella now? 😆
@Alimata: I'm also taking note of all these addresses... They may come in handy if I get a craving for pad thai one day when I'm in Paris! 😉
Indeed, it makes you want to 😛 (I've just made a note of the Parisian addresses, in case...).
Can't wait for summer! For lack of pad thai, we'll delight in Balinese dishes 😉 in the equally nice warung ❗
By the way, does anyone have any tips 💡 or nice addresses on the island 😉
Otherwise in the meantime, has anyone seen Tony Wu's video “Durian War” too excellent 😀
http://www.tonywublog.com/20070426/durian.html
@ N @ me and @Nono: Yes, Tony Wu's videos are really good! Nono, I recommend you give them a try!
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All that's left is to try it! The videos are so evocative and appetizing.
Hello, it's been a while since I went through your blog, always so nice ... 🙂
I'm visiting France in early June, would you like me to bring you some vacuum-packed Pad Thai ?????
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@ PhilippeB: I'm so glad you'll be stopping by again! But unfortunately, a vacuum-packed pad thai will never have the same flavor as the one you see prepared before your very eyes, in a steaming wok overflowing with perfumes and savory smells... No, nothing to see. I might as well wait until I get back to Thailand, or I might as well try my hand at home-made Asian cuisine until then.
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easy to make... go for it... the secret lies in cooking the pasta. I made tons when I got back from Asia!
and when are you coming to taste the MATAPA? it's the traditional dish here in Mozambique... and it's really good!
kisses
sabrina
@Sabrina: Hello beautiful! It makes me so happy to see you here... 😉
You're right, I've got to get started. Maybe this weekend, if I can find the time to go shopping at Bel'Asie, the Asian supermarket in Rennes, where you'll find everything you need.
As for matapa, I'm tempted, especially if it goes hand in hand with whale sharks and mantas... The waters of Mozambique sound sumptuous!!!! It's better to come during the French winter period to be warm in the water, isn't it?
Full of kisses!
Aaaaaaargh!!! Go figure why I stumbled upon this article (the pleasure of hanging out on this wonderful site from time to time!), at an hour when hunger is starting to set in... and here it is, serious pad thai craving!!!! 😛
I need to learn how to do it! Have you tried it?
@paradise: No, I still haven't taken the plunge into home-made pad-thai. But I did eat some excellent ones in Thailand recently...
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