Thai

Spaghetti is a common variation in modern Thai cooking. It’s so easy to work with and absorbs the garlicky, spicy notes of pad kee mao well.

The mussels here add their beautiful, briny juices into the curry, which turn this into a stunning and spectacular dish.

These flaky, crispy pastries with a curry flavored filling are a popular snack sold in street food stalls and eateries all across Thailand.

This is one of the best fried chickens ever. From southern Thailand, gai hat yai is known for its crispy skin, great aromatics, and super juicy meat.

This version of pork skewers is made in the oven, which tastes just as good, but you could always throw these on the grill for a version closer to the original.

Tom yum is traditionally found in soup form, but this inspired version turns it into a tangy sauce served with lightly seared scallops.

This dry-style curry from southern Thailand is characteristically hot and salty, with notes of fresh turmeric, lemongrass, and makrut lime leaf.

This fragrant dry salmon curry is rich in flavor due to the red curry paste being cooked out in either rendered pork fat or vegetable oil.

The texture and flavor of green beans make a great swap for green papaya in this Thai salad.

This Thai salad highlights bold, bright flavors, pairing lacy fried eggs, a punchy dressing, and fresh vegetables.

The combination of flavors and textures in this chicken khao soy (also spelled khao soi), which marries creamy curry sauce and silky egg noodles, is magical.

Inspired by the laab found in Thai markets, this pork laab gets its fabulous flavor from thinly sliced pork liver combined with the ground pork.

Gai yang hails from the Thai region of Isaan, where grilling over fire is a main cooking method.

This is the street food fried rice of my childhood.