Thai cuisine in Luxembourg
Influenced by Chinese , Indian, Vietnamese or Indonesian cuisine, Thai cuisine is renowned for its finesse and flavors. Very fragrant, but also very spicy, we make you discover!
Known for being low in fat , Thai cuisine will especially delight sweet and savory lovers as the combination of these two flavors can be found in many typical dishes.
These are generally associated with two additional flavors, sour and spicy .
Generally (very) spicy, pepper is one of the key ingredients of local gastronomy, like citronella, coconut milk, coriander or ginger (and of course rice, of course) .
A culture of street food
It is customary to say that Thai people eat all the time! In general, if they consume three meals a day, they have the tendency to multiply the snacks between them, day and night.
Food lovers, they usually eat on the street, where dishes are inexpensive , and conviviality is present . It is especially in Bangkok that the street food is enormously popular, since many inhabitants of the capital have a housing without kitchen.
Renowned as one of the best "street food" in the world , Thai street food (grilled corn on the cob, meat kebabs - satay, sautéed rice, etc.) also amazes the taste buds of the many tourists who visit the country.
These come back besides conquered by the local gastronomy, which one invites you to discover a little more below.
Among the most popular Thai dishes ...
- Tom Yam Kung , a sweet and sour soup with shrimp. There are several variations as it can also be made of chicken, pork, fish or seafood.
- Another popular soup in the country, the Tom Kha Kai . It is prepared with coconut milk, galanda (a cousin of ginger), lemongrass, chilli and chicken pieces.
- Sweet and savory lovers will enjoy a Som Tum , a salad of green papayas with pieces of crab, shrimp, tomatoes, cane sugar and lime.
- The emblematic dish of the country, Pad Thai . It is rice pasta to which shrimps, eggs and various spices are added. The whole came back in a wok , in a mixture of tamarind sauce and oyster sauce. Pad Thai became popular in the 1940s, when the Thai government imposed a national reduction in rice consumption following poor harvests and the country's economic crisis.
- Another dish to meet with great success in the country, the Khao Gai . Made from chicken breasts and white rice, it is seasoned with a hot sauce that contains pepper, ginger, garlic and soy.
- Curries , which are great classics. They are prepared with meat (chicken, beef, pork, duck), fish, seafood, or only vegetables. Pieces of pineapple can be added to the preparation to make it sweet and sweet.
- Side dessert, the most appreciated is the Mango Sticky Rice . Composed of glutinous rice, coconut milk and mango, it is eaten hot or warm.
Do you want to taste one of its dishes in Luxembourg? Find here all our good places to eat Thai in Luxembourg !