Thai Lunch
Lunch is one plate, fast — pad krapow off a wok, som tam pounded in a mortar, khao mun gai with the broth on the side. Apinya Suwan can balance the five tastes in twelve minutes.
Featured thai lunch recipes
- Pad Thai, the right balance — Apinya Suwan · Chiang Mai, Thailand · Apinya: a dish where every flavor is present. Adjust before it leaves the wok.
- Pad krapow, holy basil — Iris · Bangkok, Thailand · Minced pork, holy basil, fish sauce, oyster, chiles, fried egg on top.
- Som tam, green papaya salad — Sirinya Phimpha · Bangkok, Thailand · Sirinya: the country, in one mortar. Green papaya, lime, fish sauce, peanuts.
- Laab moo, Isan-style — Sirinya Phimpha · Bangkok, Thailand · Sirinya: minced pork, toasted rice powder, mint, fish sauce, lime. The Isan template.
- Khao soi, northern curry noodle — Wilai Chumphon · Chiang Rai, Thailand · Wilai: if you make one curry paste from scratch, this one. Coconut, turmeric, soft egg noodle, crispy noodle on top.
- Pad see ew, dark soy — Iris · Bangkok, Thailand · Wide rice noodles, dark soy, Chinese broccoli, egg, the wok’s breath.
- Massaman chicken, weekday — Iris · Southern Thailand · Coconut milk, massaman paste, potato, tamarind, peanuts. The mildest curry on the menu.
- Tom yum goong, shrimp soup — Apinya Suwan · Chiang Mai, Thailand · Apinya: the test case for the five tastes — sour, salty, spicy, sweet, umami in fifteen minutes.
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