Tastes of Thailand – Thai Herbs and Spices. Part 2
Here is the part 2 of Tastes of Thailand – Thai Herbs and Spices. Again, all the credit go to www.thaitradeusa.com Galanga (Kha) is the most popular type of ginger for Thai cooks. Stronger in flavor than common ginger, with an almost peppery flavor, fresh kha is a magical ingredient when finely slivered into hot-and-sour seafood salads or soups. Galangal is essential for creating the popular, coconut milk-based sweet and-sour soup, Tom Kha. This rhizome, used fresh, dried, or powdered, helps mask the “fishiness”...
read moreTastes of Thailand – Thai Herbs and Spices. Part 1
I found this article while I am researching for my next blog post. It’s actually done pretty good job explaining several Thai Herbs and its flavor. The article is quite long so I divided and put in two sessions. It’s originally formatted in PDF file with a very small pictures, so I retyped and put new pictures for your information. I hope your find this useful. All the credit of this article go to www.thaitradeusa.com. Tastes of Thailand – Thai Herbs and Spices. Thai cuisine is unique for its rich textures and...
read moreWhat’s happening in Thailand on April 13?
Happy Thai New Year April 13th I wish I were in Thailand this week to celebrate Thai New Year or what we call “Songkran”. This is the most important and grandest festival of the year. April 13th marks the celebration of the Thai New Year. The festival, and of course a long holiday!, occurs between April 13th -15th. Why is it on April 13th, not Jan 1st? Here is a little history of it….Thailand adopted this tradition from the ancient Brahmins in India who believed that the sun re-entered Aries and finished its orbit round the earth on...
read moreBooks that built Thai Cafe’
In 2009, I took a big jump from being an engineer to become an entrepreneur. Out of the blue, the opportunity to own Thai Café showed itself and I took a chance on it. To be honest, it was very scary before making the decision. From a family that never own any kind of businesses, it was tough. I remember there were several nights before making buying decision that I could not go to bed very easily. Lot of talks and discussions happened among families, friends and several people who came across along the way. Many people gave me several...
read moreWhere to shop for Asian grocery around Allen
So, you have had Thai food for a while. It’s one of your family’s favorite Asian cuisine. Cooking thai food at home in a special occasion sounds fun. You are also bored with that instant sauce. You want to have more control over the taste of your own food. Recipets or how-to cook books for Thai food are not difficult to find these days. You can google it and thousands, if not millions, pages will probably show up in seconds. Youtube is another good resource that you definitely can find step-by-step Thai cooking video clip....
read more5 Tips for your first visit to Thai restaurant
Your interest began when you heard day after day about a great Thai restaurant from your neighbor, but you were a little scared. Thai food is spicy and uses different flavors and isn’t quite anything you or your family is used to. Will your family even like it? Is it going to burn your mouth? I totally understand how you feel, I had the same feeling when I tried Mexican food for the first time three years ago. There have been countless people who I’ve come across that wished they could have tried Thai food earlier, they...
read moreGluten and Thai food
One question was raised late Saturday while I was working with Allison, our new waitress. We were talking about Thai food and I was explaining to her how most our entrees were made. After quietly listening to me, the first question she asked is whether or not we could prepare our dishes without the use of gluten. Well, I had to be honest with her that I had no clue if we could prepare them completely without gluten. My knowledge about Gluten was minimal, at best. She explained to me that her 2 year old son was severely allergic to Gluten....
read moreHow It All Began..
Regardless of what I will write or show you all in the future, it would not be quite complete if I never told you how it all began. Before becoming an owner of Thai Café, I had been a structural engineer for almost 5 years. Basically, I’ve designed bridges and buildings (simply, my job to is to make sure a building stays up, and will never come down). I came to the US in August of 2002 for my masters degree. My first three years in US were divided in half, between studying and working in a Thai restaurant near campus. I worked in my...
read moreIntroduction to Thai Cafe blog!
Hello! I’ve wanted to write a blog showcasing Thai Cafe but business has been so good that I have never have a had a good chance, until now! I’m sure you can imagine that owning a restaurant along side with being a structural engineer could be quite a juggling act. When we started, I thought I would write a blog so I can share the story of Thai Cafe with you. Waiting for the right moment to start blogging, a year and a half went by so fast. Now I have even more stories to tell, a lot more pictures to show and plenty of things to...
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