Comments on Season with Spice - an Asian Spice Shop: Pad Thai - A Fusion of Thai and Chinese Cuisines

...When Chinese immigrated to Thailand, they inclu...

2015-02-25T01:11:16.633-08:00

...When Chinese immigrated to Thailand, they included many favorite Thai ingredients into their stir-fried noodle dishes, such as prawns, red chilies, palm sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind... >>> This dish uses Chinese and Thai ingredients, but it's not Chinese immigrants who created or adapted their ingredients from their stir-fried noodle. On the opposite, it was developed by Thai under the government of Plaek Pibunsongkhram.

...As Prime Minister of Thailand between 1938 to 1944 and from 1948 to 1957, Phibun hoped to westernize the country. In 1939, he supported the change of name of the country from Siam to Thailand. At the time, wheat noodles were very popular in Thailand, but Plaek Phibunsongkhram sought to eliminate Chinese influence. His government promoted rice noodles and helped to establish the identity of Thailand. As a result, a new noodle named sen chan was created. The noodle is suitable to be stir-fried in a pan, and this Thai noodle was called pad thai. The meats and vegetables in pad thai are similar to food prepared by the Cantonese and Tae Chiew (Chao Zhou in Mandarin) from Guangdong province of China. However, the flavors and textures are pure Thai....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_Thai

So glad to hear this, Mel. It can be challenging t...

2012-06-02T08:05:47.390-07:00

So glad to hear this, Mel. It can be challenging to explain cooking process in words sometimes, but I am happy to hear that it turned well for you. Your boyfriend must be impressed with you. Well done!

Hi Elizabeth & Quirino - thanks for dropping b...

2012-06-02T08:03:49.475-07:00

Hi Elizabeth & Quirino - thanks for dropping by and for your nice comments. E&O is indeed a nice charming hotel with lots of history. We love the tea room there. Hope you get to try out some of the recipes we share:)

I just tried this recipe. It was my first time mak...

2012-06-01T17:30:24.907-07:00

I just tried this recipe. It was my first time making Pad Thai and it was delicious! The recipe is so clearly explained and so detailed. It really helped me put it all together. My boyfriend, who's Asian, couldn't stop eating and that I take as a really good sign. In two words: AMAZING post!

I love Pad Thai and I love it even more after seei...

2012-06-01T13:26:39.117-07:00

I love Pad Thai and I love it even more after seeing your gorgeous photos! Glad to have found your site via Chef Ray of @wokwithray. I've been to Penang,Malaysia for a wedding at the "E & O" and enjoyed the island for a few days. Gosh all your food is amazing! Thanks for sharing this post.

You got me there! Now I'm hungry again even af...

2012-06-01T05:32:57.503-07:00

You got me there! Now I'm hungry again even after lunch ;-)

I can eat this with additional of super spicy. abs...

2012-05-31T05:27:30.532-07:00

I can eat this with additional of super spicy. absolutely bookmarked your recipe, drooling!

Thanks Maja. Hope you get to try the noodles some ...

2012-05-31T04:34:38.189-07:00

Thanks Maja. Hope you get to try the noodles some days.

Best of luck Nami! I can feel the success of your ...

2012-05-31T04:34:13.133-07:00

Best of luck Nami! I can feel the success of your next try too:)

Have fun traveling around Southeast Asia where the...

2012-05-31T04:33:29.498-07:00

Have fun traveling around Southeast Asia where the foods on the streets rule:)

Pad Thai is seriously one of my favorite meals! Ab...

2012-05-29T10:07:09.018-07:00

Pad Thai is seriously one of my favorite meals! Absolutely looove it! Can't wait to travel to Thailand and find it everywhere!

It looks really great even though I have never tri...

2012-05-29T01:57:06.071-07:00

It looks really great even though I have never tried it! Really nice photos!

Your Pad Thai looks perfect! It's my favorite ...

2012-05-28T12:50:47.334-07:00

Your Pad Thai looks perfect! It's my favorite so I'm very thankful for this great recipe! Gorgeous pictures!

You will enjoy pad thai, Tamara. Hopefully you get...

2012-05-28T12:46:06.975-07:00

You will enjoy pad thai, Tamara. Hopefully you get to try it some days. I'll cook for you:)

Your are too kind, Victoria. I bet yours is as del...

2012-05-28T12:45:59.271-07:00

Your are too kind, Victoria. I bet yours is as delicious. Thanks to my aunt (who is a hawker) for all the tips she shared. She cooks the most delicious char koay teow (Penang stir-fried noodles). So I get a good head start for making those noodles at home.

Can't rule out the frying part as well:) That&...

2012-05-28T12:45:56.699-07:00

Can't rule out the frying part as well:) That's why pad thai is so good!

I can see why:)

2012-05-28T12:45:56.197-07:00

I can see why:)

This dish always sounded so interesting to me, but...

2012-05-28T12:45:00.500-07:00

This dish always sounded so interesting to me, but I 've never tried it. It looks really great

I thought I made a pretty good Pad Thai, but yours...

2012-05-25T15:00:01.040-07:00

I thought I made a pretty good Pad Thai, but yours looks amazing. Thank you for such an informative and interesting post, Reese.

This is what I love about Pad Thai -- the freshnes...

2012-05-25T14:57:07.074-07:00

This is what I love about Pad Thai -- the freshness of all the ingredients and yours looks really fresh with the tamarind pulps and palm sugar. Delicious, Reese!

My husband can eat pad thai noodle everyday :)

2012-05-25T14:33:29.910-07:00

My husband can eat pad thai noodle everyday :)