Authentic Thai food doesn’t contain wheat or any wheat products. Thailand is one of the largest exporters of rice the world, and rice is generally served with all Thai foods. Wheat is grown in the temperate climates of the mid-latitudes, whereas rice is generally grown in tropical and wet locations […]
Traditionally, desserts are rarely offered or eaten with Thai food. Most Thai restaurants in Thailand don’t even offer desserts on the menu, as a matter of fact. But at the few Thai restaurants that do offer desserts, there are a wide range of offerings from brownies to cakes to ice […]
Many different Thai foods do use spicy curry to add a bit of zing and heat to the dish. Yellow and green curries are both used in Thai food, especially soups. Actually, one of the main reasons that many people get Thai food and Indian food mixed up is because […]
Many people are surprised to learn that Thai food does not contain much soy sauce. People assume that because it is an Asian cuisine that it must be heavy on soy. While Japanese and Chinese food both make liberal use of soy sauce, Thai food does not. Instead, Thai food […]
The vast majority of Thai food does not contain nuts, but there are a few notable exceptions. If you are allergic to or just don’t like nuts you will be safe with 95 percent of Thai dishes. One of the most famous and popular Thai foods is Pad Thai, which […]
Thai food doesn’t contain any trans fat unless the condiments or sauces contain it, which is usually not the case with traditional Thai food. Trans fat is added to products such as margarine in order to give the products a longer shelf life. The typical sauces in Thai food don’t […]
No, generally Thai food doesn’t contain any dairy at all. One reason for that is because cows are very limited in Thailand, and therefore all dairy products are expensive here. Even coffee in Thailand usually does not contain cream or milk. Instead, they use coconut milk as a dairy substitute. […]
No, Thai food is not known for causing headaches. I live in Thailand and eat my fair share of Thai food and headaches is not a problem for me, nor of I heard anyone complaining about Thai food giving them headaches. If you are getting headaches after eating Thai food, […]
