Thai cuisine, a food treat that conjures up images of all the flavors of food- sweet, bitter, spicy, sour and salty. A culmination product of all the individual cuisines from the various regions of Thailand, the Thai cuisine is one of the most popular and highly relished cuisines of the world. Using ingredients as diverse as kaffir lime leaves, garlic, fish sauce, shrimp paste, coconut milk, galangal, tamarind, Thai basil, lime juice, Thai eggplants, lemon grass and many more, some of the most lip-smacking recipes are churned out.
Among the various Thai recipes that are popular today, the Tom Yum, a yummy soup is what people are eager to try. Its popularity is due to the rich flavors it has to offer. An extremely spicy and sour treat for your palate, this soup is a must try for any gourmand who likes to feast his taste buds to all the delicacies life has to offer.
One may ask, what are the ingredients that go into the pot to make this incredible soup? Well, the basic broth is prepared by following a careful, step-wise procedure of addition of various food components such as kaffir lime leaves, cilantro root, shallots, tamarind, lemon grass, galangal, soy sauce, sugar, crushed chillies and lime juice. The different varieties of Tom Yum are arrived at by addition of either fish, prawns, chicken, mushrooms or totmatoes to the basic broth. Thus, you can have your Tom Yum the way you like it- vegetarian or non-vegetarian (with the addition of meat of your choice).
Therefore, go ahead an indulge in this mouth-watering soup the way you want and cherish the experience.
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