Since going to Thailand in 2017 and realizing what real Thai tastes like, oh my gosh! Such amazing flavors! I never was a huge pad Thai lover but that’s because I never had a true pad Thai. Now I only eat at Thai owned restaurants so that I know I’m getting the best true flavors
Just found your recipes. I moved from the Los Angeles area back to western NY and only 1 edible decent Thai food in Rochester area. Tried a new one today and sugary and inedible. I guess I’ll go back to cooking! Now for a market here….
thank you so much for responding. I have been making a lot of your dishes and have enjoyed watching your you tube videos!! Watching your videos has really helped my stir Fry's. I have been cooking Asian food for 25 years now. But, now I understand why my stir fry's have not been authentic tasting. I alwasy put too much liqued in!
Every single Thai restaurant I’ve ever been to in the U.S.has a similar pad Thai on the menu and they do not taste “ketchup laden” whatsoever. Why do people always make these wild claims about people coming from other countries to America and selling food from their places of origin, only “Americanized?” Did these Thai restaurateurs poll a bunch of American people and ask how pad Thai could be made tastier and Americans said “by putting ketchup in it!”? People make the same claims about Mexican food—that it’s somehow completely different when served in America than in Mexico. As far as I can tell it’s pretty authentic around my area (Taco Bell obviously notwithstanding), and different restaurants serve different menu items based on what region of Mexico the owners are from (my area has a significant population in the city and it is designated as “Mexican Town”).
It seems as if the implication is always “those uncultured Americans won’t eat anything that doesn’t taste ‘American’,” whatever the hell that even means. What’s stopping Thai-owned restaurants in the U.S. from serving authentic, non-“ketchup-laden” pad Thai or other dishes just as they are eaten in Thailand? Is ketchup what guarantees their sales? I’m just not buying this. And if this is a comment directed at non-Thai owned Thai food restaurants, well then I’m completely lost because where I’m from in the U.S. those do not exist.
Since going to Thailand in 2017 and realizing what real Thai tastes like, oh my gosh! Such amazing flavors! I never was a huge pad Thai lover but that’s because I never had a true pad Thai. Now I only eat at Thai owned restaurants so that I know I’m getting the best true flavors
Just found your recipes. I moved from the Los Angeles area back to western NY and only 1 edible decent Thai food in Rochester area. Tried a new one today and sugary and inedible. I guess I’ll go back to cooking! Now for a market here….
thank you so much for responding. I have been making a lot of your dishes and have enjoyed watching your you tube videos!! Watching your videos has really helped my stir Fry's. I have been cooking Asian food for 25 years now. But, now I understand why my stir fry's have not been authentic tasting. I alwasy put too much liqued in!
Thank you very much!
Robin
Every single Thai restaurant I’ve ever been to in the U.S.has a similar pad Thai on the menu and they do not taste “ketchup laden” whatsoever. Why do people always make these wild claims about people coming from other countries to America and selling food from their places of origin, only “Americanized?” Did these Thai restaurateurs poll a bunch of American people and ask how pad Thai could be made tastier and Americans said “by putting ketchup in it!”? People make the same claims about Mexican food—that it’s somehow completely different when served in America than in Mexico. As far as I can tell it’s pretty authentic around my area (Taco Bell obviously notwithstanding), and different restaurants serve different menu items based on what region of Mexico the owners are from (my area has a significant population in the city and it is designated as “Mexican Town”).
It seems as if the implication is always “those uncultured Americans won’t eat anything that doesn’t taste ‘American’,” whatever the hell that even means. What’s stopping Thai-owned restaurants in the U.S. from serving authentic, non-“ketchup-laden” pad Thai or other dishes just as they are eaten in Thailand? Is ketchup what guarantees their sales? I’m just not buying this. And if this is a comment directed at non-Thai owned Thai food restaurants, well then I’m completely lost because where I’m from in the U.S. those do not exist.
hi, I am trying to buy nuoc me chua, thai tamarind concentrate on amazon. Can you recommend which brand to get?
Thank you!!!
Hi! I haven't found there to be huge differences between brands, but Aroy D is always a safe bet.
Have you produced a “real” Pad Thai recipe on YouTube? I am interested in trying an authentic version!
Yup, check out the one on my website: https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/best-pad-thai/