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Noodles Around The World
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Thai Drunken Fish
![Thai Khao Man Gai](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/pCwrKBTOVZUQl1RwTIDSCeL0_Wk=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thai-khao-man-gai-4767706-hero-01-08fec21125fe4d3bbd00d53ab95de058.jpg)
Thai Khao Man Gai
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Thai Shrimp Salad (Shrimp Yum Goong)
Tom Yum Fried Rice
Thai Grilled Pork Salad
![Quick Shoyu Ramen](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/klAKugnNbNVe8GMU_RsgGcE_8ZU=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/quick-shoyu-ramen-2031288-hero-01-b55a9d6aaaef467da185e7351e26cb67.jpg)
Our Favorite Noodle Recipes From Around the World
![Lemongrass and shrimp soup](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/on3wbWfnT1CTnVHbxcmpHoMCwFY=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cooking-with-lemongrass-3217517-10_horizontal-97bed58de2804973bbb1f036000074a8.jpg)
How to Prepare Lemongrass
![Sticky Rice](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/bCcsdpZ-JgUMOeWZMO0s8KG3iKc=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sticky-rice-easy-recipe-3217714-hero-01-cd82dea393654c09a9944ef5b7a915be.jpg)
How to Make Sticky Rice
![Cooking with lemongrass](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/JuWDCmKS6HKRCDaWcabQluR7roA=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cooking-with-lemongrass-3217517-01-1-71d1b9d27d8b42deb56d865d0b026079.jpg)
What Is Lemongrass?
![A bundle of starfruit](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/ytk2keav76C-6QghJkntPwtkkuQ=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/185265897-56a949703df78cf772a5714a.jpg)
How to Prepare Star Fruit
![A bowl of tamarind paste with fresh tamarind](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/gwp0FPxywjHSZKgirp4IoGJStrQ=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SES-tamarind-paste-overview-3217073-hero-01-22b9f723ad1044e2853432c55adec912.jpg)
What Is Tamarind Paste?
![Tom Yum Talay Soup](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/swPvy-uMiWKhz6lwk2wOpPWoUyI=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/tom-yum-talay-soup-recipe-3217648-hero-01-3b59f596d60f448992d92b68821f1486.jpg)
Tom Yum Talay: Thai Seafood Soup
![Thai Stir-Fried Noodles With Vegetables in a bowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/3K438ns3LYsEroBMoFjdL8QfYn0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thai-stir-fried-noodles-with-vegetables-3217111_hero_01-8f13deb4bcb84fca82f244a504b0d886.jpg)
Thai Stir-Fried Noodles With Vegetables
![Chicken pad thai without tamarind recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/hBc3zjNkn4MMIOOL7EzxL-4i7Yk=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chicken-pad-thai-without-tamarind-3217100-hero-01-6bc5a0a9d3e24bb0967a415b46c543d6.jpg)
Easy Homemade Chicken Pad Thai
![A description of dragon fruit](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/OItJnrHXQPmWMBcvA4_teXNRBHM=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/dragonfruit-landscape_annotated-73687c4f49c8429292b8373b5f477f12.jpg)
What Is Dragon Fruit?
![Thai beef salad](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/6I62tfAzYBMazotzcpQvie0Qmms=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thai-beef-salad-584880995-5c0e4e7cc9e77c000132ec54.jpg)
Thai Weeping Tiger Grilled Beef Salad
![Thai Satay](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/fHFe64uKXLVaPvHtRk1s4mvyueg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chicken-satay-recipe-3217478-herp-01-0ed36da2f5ba4195a3f022de2b55e7d9.jpg)
Thai Satay
![Barbeque prawns with Thai sweet chilli dipping sauce](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/x2iP9MBwRIyV5Ke58dTKzxoIckA=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/87113297-589d53663df78c4758d90da2.jpg)
Barbecued Shrimp with Thai Dipping Sauce Recipe
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How to Cut a Pineapple and Make a Pineapple Boat
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Easy Homemade Thai Curry Powder
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Pad Thai Sauce
![Thai Mango Chicken Recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/pZwMX8lJKBclWuyN3F_OE7gV0Ac=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thai-mango-chicken-3217456-hero-01-9a2687dc04504b5abcd697769d29408e.jpg)
Thai Mango Chicken
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What Is Pandan?
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Thai Curry Types
![Chicken Pad See Ew (Broad Rice Noodles Fried With Soy Sauce)](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/KU8_2NoO_XkMRpYBX63xX_Gco6o=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chicken-pad-see-ew-3217118-Hero_01-3405f47b740b4aedb07bd0f4bee3284c.jpg)
Chicken Pad See Ew (Broad Rice Noodles Fried With Soy Sauce)
![som tam papaya salad](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/7eLdymhbksfIr5rTapdV9WfvqdY=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/som-tam-papaya-salad-5b689ec246e0fb002cccc9c1.jpg)
How to Make Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)
![Rambutans in a pile](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/__r3_aqsUTqNvLCXvRfR3askdec=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/100372621-56a949565f9b58b7d0f9e923.jpg)
All About Rambutan
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Thai Steamed Dumplings With Dipping Sauce Recipe
![Thai Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/UYqHlDKKyIVv_98OP11hh0aNpCQ=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/beef-and-broccoli-stir-fry-3217220-hero-01-487bd3e862714fd999e428f40cbce839.jpg)
Thai Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry
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What Is Shrimp Paste?
![Mounds of cooked coconut rice on a plate](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/ZsFXDX0LSkmnrjBZ9XdqK_GPc8E=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/make-coconut-rice-in-rice-cooker-3217183-hero-01-dc807365c462440ab56ad33728630788.jpg)
Easy Coconut Rice Made in a Rice Cooker
![Thai Vegetarian Egg Rolls](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/liv3uXIdllUx6SgD8sUc69QdGZc=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/crunchy-vegetarian-egg-rolls-recipe-3217701-hero-08-5a6d6b82c0254e1aa6a4120b38e0e1d7.jpg)
Thai Vegetarian Egg Rolls
![Thai food,Pineapple fried rice and cucumber with fish sauce on a white plate with parsley on top](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/LEd6UcfjE6JWhB2uhebgyb1ZoVk=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SES-thai-curry-fried-rice-with-pineapple-easy-3217160-eb680be2ce124838a8ee3bdc01eb5b35.jpg)
Thai Curry Fried Rice With Pineapple
![Classic Spring Rolls](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/n-nwL0ejR4qrUqk7x2gocfqpGvw=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/classic-spring-rolls-recipe-3217399-Hero-5b8bf63546e0fb0025fadd73.jpg)
Crunchy Thai Spring Rolls Recipe
![Larb Gai](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/SMz39eGUEGHjpBr5agxYKyewGx8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ScreenShot2020-07-29at6.48.01PM-fc2887089dbb4b7898dcaaa988b00e0a.png)
Larb Gai: Thai Chicken Salad
![Steamed dumplings](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/aBA5hovS6HzxJ9ZOqYLkVQ7WSFs=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/469872303-56a949605f9b58b7d0f9e962.jpg)
Vegetarian Thai Steamed Dumplings with Shiitake Mushrooms
![Palm Sugar](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/yVA2O34vuAG1JrBzLKOaQOb__gk=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/palm-sugar-lombok-indonesia-610326074-5812aa593df78c2c73ede5f6.jpg)
What Are Palm Sugar and Coconut Sugar?
![Sweet and sour chicken with pineapple and rice in a bowl with chopsticks](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/uiXMopNAnd5JDgTWwPnIRyu4ZIs=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sweet-and-sour-chicken-with-pineapple-and-rice-asia-596102226-588271523df78c2ccdeb869f.jpg)
Thai Sweet and Sour Pineapple Chicken
![Baked tofu in Thai peanut sauce](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/U2s82LjZROYQwFJ4a8OBpgO9Vrw=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/baked-tofu-in-thai-peanut-sauce-3378127-hero-01-46b7e8438b4e467c8c098f59e869dddc.jpg)
Baked Tofu in Thai Peanut Sauce
![Thai Massaman Curry Paste](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/DRVqByy5ImllW39yzJYVRte5op8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thai-massaman-curry-paste-recipe-3217307-hero-01-03dc8f80eb014234a0d3cc80307523e1.jpg)
Thai Massaman Curry Paste
![Green curry beef](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/ke7APORgMdY30FjVJbwNYryhdqg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/4316538496_64387b5215_o-56a949595f9b58b7d0f9e932.jpg)
Thai Green Curry With Beef and Eggplant
![Thai mango chicken salad](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/xvhVDjsitSluMgF4pTcIUKf5qys=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/mangochickensalad800-56a949a85f9b58b7d0f9ead0.jpg)
Thai Mango Chicken Salad
![Thai Coconut Milk Soup With Tofu in gree nbowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/MZxFLDjh-B-oGb5MHVQecR8F2ak=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/1-thai-coconut-soup-56a9be985f9b58b7d0fe9a7c.jpg)
Vegan Thai Coconut Milk Soup With Tofu
![Thai Chicken Satay](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/IGQrMwdDe6Z9qFcCgkqmwVSL2Zg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/thai-chicken-satay-629396348-587d6a853df78c17b63d5c28.jpg)
Easy Thai Chicken Satay
![Sticky rice cakes](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/D7k5KRZI2DGHEAxUIuVcrxfxM5c=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sticky-rice-cake-with-coconut-3217367-hero-01-935b15951a8a4e11992ee5d170d4e73a.jpg)
Sticky Rice Cake With Coconut and Pandan
![Noodle dish](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/Nkwm4sjfyp_8LpUIfc924KjTUWY=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/88830823-56a949783df78cf772a5717f.jpg)
Thai Glass Noodles in a Savory Sauce
![Easy Brown Rice Vermicelli Noodles With Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms in a bowl](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/LnxOxvXFtdSTWQxGcsqKVHNiLW8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/brown-rice-vermicelli-noodles-3217117-hero-06-07486047324a4c8eaea0cf9de65200e8.jpg)
Easy Brown Rice Vermicelli Noodles With Fresh Shiitake Recipe
![Sweet sticky rice cake recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/mqSTI7LeP3k4Jhkq6U2EqGR-BIc=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sweet-sticky-rice-cake-3217337-hero-01-6ff2e5727b5a468d8574afbc7bb5040b.jpg)
Gluten-Free Sweet Sticky Rice Cake
![Easy Bangkok-style "Drunken Noodles" Recipe](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/QCVzD9-o1oiBmchcmOek9mGGtmc=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/easy-bangkok-style-drunken-noodles-recipe-3217122-hero-02-34b654933ece444198cb7bdd1f013f69.jpg)
Easy Bangkok-style 'Drunken Noodles' Recipe
![mango chicken stir-fry](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/kj81uOHZBJlcEf4UktcLRd4tuQ8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/1280px-Mango_chicken_-1344355388--5889d9783df78caebc7a2b1a.jpg)
Easy Mango Chicken Stir-Fry
![Golden Purses Thai Appetizers on a platter with a side of sauce](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/BAcuWDU94pV-W0_Eus4UcKw7GB4=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/golden-purses-thai-appetizer-3217674-hero-08-c1de1ef885104c93b33b94cc8fb00557.jpg)
Golden Purses Thai Appetizer
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How to Prepare Pomelo Fruit
![Thai Peanut Chicken Salad Wrap](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/07zWg9hnQdLHoy9h3t_C7Cl3aZ0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/hackedpeanutchickenwrapsandwichgrilledcheesesocial-568437f93df78ccc15d12d29.jpg)
4 of the Best Ever Thai Inspired Sandwiches
![Overhead shot of various Thai dishes on a woven platter](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/Zd8GRt2mWptZmiLtapiL_Yd5OH0=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1042998066-518ca1d7f2804eb09039e9e42e91667c.jpg)
Top 15 Classic Thai Food Dishes
![Marinated beef satay](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/Oim1ufXoWc4KGKIqvK0cqzHXlUg=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/185288182-56a949605f9b58b7d0f9e95f.jpg)
Authentic Marinated Thai Beef Satay
![Curry Sauce](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/YIX54usqUlXA5A8Pu2ZxFaN5OG8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Philippine_Chicken_curry-57f0219d3df78c690f8498d6.jpg)
What to Know About Curry Sauce
![Crunchy Thai Cashew Salad](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/eIDXF6yqZcR87Q4jRQGKvFtDC3E=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cashewsalad650-56a949ab3df78cf772a57294.jpg)
Thai Cashew Salad
![Fried chicken wings with sauce](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/1FJv7tW57WzN-qtBBEfdK0SOfyo=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-680883577-5a57ff4796f7d00037561760.jpg)
Tangy Thai Sauce for Glaze, Marinade, or Dip
![Kerala meal on banana leaf.](https://www.thespruceeats.com/thmb/xPhWST23mGcZHYvC0bOWMS-UAo8=/300x225/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-579949995-5c6cef5346e0fb0001d046c7.jpg)
How to Cook With Banana Leaves