2006-09-03 04:01:35 · 6 answers · asked by Nick C 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Imagine southern Chinese dishes that are made with stewing, baking, grilling and later frying but without chilis and possibly using fish sauce instead of soy sauce:
"Originally, Thai cooking reflected the characteristics of a waterborne lifestyle. Aquatic animals, plant and herbs were major ingredients. Subsequent influences introduced the use of sizeable chunks to Thai cooking. With their Buddhist background, Thais shunned the use of large animals in big chunks. Big cuts of meat were shredded and blended with herbs and spices. Traditional Thai cooking methods were stewing and baking, or grilling. Chinese influences saw the introduction of frying, stir-frying and deep-frying. Culinary influences from the 17th century onwards included Portuguese, Dutch, French and Japanese techniques. Chillies were introduced to Thai cooking during the late 1600s by Portuguese missionaries who had acquired a taste for them while serving in South America."
2006-09-03 08:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by jwilliams1454 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LIke Thai food but not so hot
2006-09-03 04:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nowhere near as tasty!
When I went to Thailand somone asked me how we could eat our food so bland. He explained that if his food didn't contain chili he didn't feel as if he'd eaten.
2006-09-03 04:11:34 · answer #3 · answered by Away With The Fairies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boring.
2006-09-03 04:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by Doe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's always been chilipeppers in Thailand. The eat their food that hot because it kills all germs.
2006-09-03 04:10:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Prehaps not as spicy nor as tasty as it is.
2006-09-03 04:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by Angelbub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋