7) Eating Thai food back home can be pricey at times. Do you have any suggestions for a farang looking to master a few dishes before heading back home?
While Thai food and cooking really focuses on balancing all flavors, it’s really up to the personal eater (or chef) to determine what’s balanced.
Thais often order their dishes exactly to their liking, extra sour or sweet or extra spicy. For this reason it’s important to get a feel for what Thai food should taste like, and when you cook it’s necessary to sample until each dish is the way you want it to taste.
Thai cooking is not only about using the right amount of ingredients, but also about using the correct levels of heat and methods of preparation. For instance grinding chilies and garlic with a mortar and pestle really makes a difference to bring out the flavor!
Overall, have fun with Thai cooking and make everything so it’s most appealing to yourself or whoever you’re cooking for!