Last
week, Charlene and I were assigned to hold the Thailand function. We were able
to plan a menu that we thought would represent the authenticity of Thai
cuisine.
Thai
cuisine is known for its balance of flavours. Just like in any other Asian
countries, rice is their staple food and they can’t live without having it in
their meal. They are also known for their spicy food. As with other Asian
cuisines, balance, detail and variety are important with the Thai people.Thai
cuisine is known for having the balance of three fundamental taste senses:
sour, salty and sweet and sometimes bitter. The complexity of flavors in the
dishes is what makes Thai cuisine unique compared to the neighboring countries.
In
our function today, our menu consists of the following:
Tom
Yam soup
It is a hot and sour soup. The broth
is made of stock and fresh ingredients such as lemongrass, lime leaves,
galangal, lime juice, fish sauce, and crushed chili peppers.
Spicy
Pomelo Salad
It is a sweet and spicy
salad. It is made of pomelo, shrimps, and shredded coconut. The dressing was
composed of lemon juice, fish sauce and sugar. We also added parsley for
garnish.
Thai Style Steamed
Seabass
It is basically a steamed fish. It
is composed of Seabass, chicken stock, garlic, bird’s eye chili, lime juice,
fish sauce, tamarind juice, sugar and spring onions for garnish.
Pork Belly with Chili
sauce
It is a grilled pork belly that is
marinade with garlic, coriander root, black peppercorn, oyster sauce light soy
sauce and sugar. The sauce is composed of shallots, chili powder, lime juice
and fish sauce.
Chicken Satay
It
is basically a grilled chicken marinated in peanut butter, soy sauce, lime
juice, brown sugar, curry powder, garlic and hot pepper sauce.
Thong Yod
It
means golden tear drop. It is usually served as a dessert in traditional Thai
weddings and it is not easy to make because it is very hard to get a perfect
teardrop shape. Thong Yod is composed of egg yolks, Thong Yod flour (white and
rice flour mixture) and castor sugar.
Roti
It
is flat bread that is usually dipped in condensed milk.
Thai Iced Tea
A
tea made from black tea leaves, star anise, ground tamarind, cardamom, sugar,
condensed milk and coconut milk.
