1. THAI FOOD!
BY OLYMPIA!

2. Common Herbs And Spices!
 Chilli
 Cumin
 Garlic
 Ginger
 Hoary basil
 Kaffir lime
 Lemon grass
 Lime
 Marsh mint
 Pepper
 Sacred basil
 Shallot
 Sweet basil
 Turmeric

3. Facts About Thai Food!
Thai food is well known for it being spicy and hot. It is
cooked with basic ingredients like fresh
basil, coriander, lime, lemon grass, garlic and ginger!
Thai food is most popular because of its wonderful blend
of five basic flavours-Hot, Sweet, Sour, Salty and Bitter.
Thai food is popular almost everywhere in the world. The
kind of meat can be chosen among seafood, chicken, pork or
beef. Some famous Thai dishes are-
• Green Curry
• Red Curry
• Pad Thai
• Chopped Peanuts
• Rice Noodles
• Lime Juice

4. Regions!
 There are four regions of cooking,
the North, Northeast, South and Central.
Influences!
Other countries bordering Thailand have
influenced the cooking:
• To the north and north west is China, Laos
and Burma.
• To the northeast is Cambodia and Vietnam
• To the south is Malaysia

5. Have you been
watching?
Name 5 herbs and
spices from the 2
previous pages!

6. Coconut Custard Pudding!
Ingredients!
 Serves: 8
 2 large eggs
 55g palm sugar
 1 1/2 cups (375ml) coconut cream
 3 pandan leaves, cut into 3 cm lengths
 1 tablespoon agar powder
 1 1/2 cups (375ml) water
 1/3 cup (90g) white sugar
Preparation method!
 Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 10 mins | Extra time:2 hours, setting
1.
 To make the custard whisk the eggs with the palm sugar, coconut cream and pandan leaves so the
pandan aroma is imparted to the eggs. Strain the mixture and set aside.
2.
 Place the agar powder and water in a small saucepan and heat until the agar is completely dissolved.
Add the sugar and cook until dissolved. Do not boil.
3.
 Add the custard to the agar and lightly cook for 2 minutes then remove from the heat. Do not boil.
4.
 Pour the mixture into 250ml moulds and let set completely; about 2 hours. Remove from the moulds
and serve.

7. Fruits!
In Thailand people often serve fruit after
their meal. Native fruits include rambutan
and
lychees, papaya, jackfruit, mango, mangoste
en, langsat, longan, pomelo, pineapple, rose
apples, durian.
The durian fruit smells
really bad!

8. Graph of People Who Like and
Don’t Like Thai Food! (In our Class)
Yes
No
Never Tried
44 like
2 never tried
4 don’t like

9. (In Melbourne) Popular:
Thai Food- Thai Restaurants-
 Green Curry  Thalia Thai
 Red Curry  Tom Phat (all Asian)
 Yellow Curry  Sawasdee
 Pad Thai  Ginger Boy
 Warwick Butterflies
 Cookie
 Rice noodles
 Trintas Thai
 Chopped Peanuts & Lime
Juice dressing  LemonGrass
 Warwick Thai
 Palm Sugar Royal Thai

10. Most Popular Thai Food! Top 10!
1. Thai Green Curry
2. Thai Red Curry
3. Tom Yum Curry
4. Panang Curry
5. Tom Yum Goong
6. Thai Green Curry Paste
7. Thai Beef Salad
8. Thai Red Curry Paste
9. Massaman Curry
10.Green Papaya salad

11. Restaurants in Melbourne!
 Sawasdee: Ph- (03) 9663 4052
 Longrain: Ph- (03) 9671 3151
 Gingerboy: Ph- (03) 9662 4200
 Patee: Ph- (03) 9419 6615
 Lanna: Ph- (03) 9329 3960
 Strictly Thai: Ph- (03) 9853 0723
 Narai: Ph- (03) 9482 3637
 Thaila Thai: Ph- (03) 9387 0659
 Poppys: Ph- (03) 9882 7277
 Pad Thai Restaurant: Ph- (03) 9639 6868

12. Rice!
Rice is a basic food, eaten all over Thailand, Steamed or fried
with meat or seafood. In the north, sticky rice is (Khoa niao)
served in bamboo baskets and eaten with spoons called Chon.
People from Thailand also use forks (som), for serving food (but
never for eating with). One of Thailand’s most popular dishes is
Khao niao mamunan which is sliced mangoes with rice cooked
in coconut milk. Rice is also made into flour and used in many
recipes!
In Central Thailand Jasmine rice is eaten. The famous
Jasmine rice is indigenous to Thailand and was named Kao
Horm!

13. Now Name
Me:
4 Popular Foods
and 4 Popular
Restaurants!

14. Bibliography!
1. www.asiarooms.com
2. http://allrecipes.com.au
3. www.templeofthai,com/recipes/

15. Thanks You For Watching!