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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Thai Food (1): Tom Yum Goong



Tom Yum Goong is a clear soup originating from Thailand and is perhaps one of the most famous dishes in Thai cuisine. Tom Yum Goong is characterized by its distinct hot and sour flavours with fragrant herbs generously used. The basic broth is made up of stock and fresh herbs such as lemon grass, kraffir lime leaves, galangal, and shallots, so you can make sure this broth for good health. The intense flavours come from the addition of fresh lime juice, fish sauce and crushed chillis before serving. And popular variety of Tom Yum Goong is Tom Yum Goong Nam Khon where coconut milk is added to the broth.

Tom Yum Goong is the name given to a very popular Thai soup that is hot, spicy and sour. Goong is the thai word for prawns and Tom Yam Koong or Tom Yum Goong (mean the same thing) have prawns as a main ingredient.

In Thailand, tom yum is usually made with prawns (tom yum goong), chicken (tom yum gai), fish (tom yum pla), or mixed seafood (tom yum talay or tom yum po taek) and mushrooms - usually straw or oyster mushrooms. The soup is often topped with generous sprinkling of fresh chopped coriander leaves.

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