Thailand. Pad krapao is described as the quintessential Thai workaday dish — what a Thai person eats alone at lunch, what is ordered by Thais when visiting a country without good Thai food, and what is eaten when nothing else is available. The dish appears in every Thai lunch counter in the country. · Provenance 1000 — Thai
Chang lager or cold nam cha (unsweetened Thai tea). The dish is too spicy and aromatic for wine — cold beer or tea is the only appropriate accompaniment.
Using the wrong basil: Thai basil is not holy basil. The flavour difference is significant Overcooking the basil: it should wilt but not turn dark brown and bitter Too little chilli: pad krapao should be hot
Chang lager or cold nam cha (unsweetened Thai tea). The dish is too spicy and aromatic for wine — cold beer or tea is the only appropriate accompaniment.
Using the wrong basil: Thai basil is not holy basil. The flavour difference is significant Overcooking the basil: it should wilt but not turn dark brown and bitter Too little chilli: pad krapao should be hot
Pad Krapao connects to similar techniques: Vietnamese bo luc lac with garlic and chilli (similar high-heat garlic stir-fry .
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