Thai fried rice

Thai fried rice (Thai: ข้าวผัด, "Khao Pad or Khao Phad") is a variety of Fried rice that is prepared in the style of central Thai cuisine. In Thai khao is rice) + pad (of or relating to being stir-fried). One of the ways the dish differs from Chinese fried rice is that it is prepared with Thai Jasmine rice instead of regular long-grain rice. It also is much less oily than its Chinese counterpart because of the way its cooked. It normally contains a meat (chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, and crab are all common), egg, onions, and tomatoes. Green onions, cilantro, and fried garlic are then mixed in. However, each individual place varies as it is a ubiquitious dish. Then poured over the concoction are a myriad of seasonings, including soy sauce, sugar, salt, possibly some chili sauce, and the ubiquitous nam pla (fish sauce). These are stirred in, and then the dish is plated and served with accompaniments like cucumber slices, tomato slices, lime and sprigs of green onion.

Other dishes include Coconut Fried Rice (ข้าวผัดมะพร้าว "Khao Pad Maprao"), and Pineapple Fried Rice (ข้าวผัดสับปะรด "Khao Pad Saparod"). "Khao Op Saparod" is a fancier fried rice pineapple dish with raisins and nuts and almost always comes served inside a cutout pineapple.

Common variants:

* Kow Pad Moo, pork fried rice.
* Kow Pad Gai , chicken fried rice.
* Kow Pad Goong, shrimp fried rice.
* Kow Pad Poo, crab fried rice.

External links

* [http://www.realthairecipes.com/recipes/thai-fried-rice-with-chicken/ Thai Fried Rice recipe from RealThaiRecipes.com]
* [http://www.thai-flavor.com/kowpadgai.html Kow Pad Gai Recipe]
* [http://www.thai-flavor.com/kowpadgoong.html Kow Pad Goong Recipe]

ee also

* Thai Heavenly Pineapple Fried Rice

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