Global View - Thai Food (C0321)

A:

What did you cook?

B:

Well, as you know I was in Thailand last month, and I took a cooking class! So I prepared some of my favorite dishes.

A:

Great idea! As long as I don’t get food poisoning! So what is onthe menu tonight?

B:

Ok, for starters we have Tom Yam soup. It’s a bit spicy, but really good!

A:

This is delicious! The ginger and lemongrass really gives it a nice taste!

B:

Now this next dish is one of the most famous. Foreigners call it papaya salad butthe proper name is Tom Sam. It is a spicy salad made from a mix of fresh vegetables including shredded unripened papaya and tomato.

A:

This is delicious! The combination of sour and spicy is really interesting! I could have this everyday!

B:

Ok, now forthe last and best dish in my opinion. This is called Pad Thai. It’s stir-fried noodles with eggs, fish sauce, tamarind juice, red chili pepper plus bean sprouts, shrimp and tofu and garnished with crushed peanuts and coriander. It’s practically Thailand’s national dish!

A:

Wow, this is great! I never knew Thai food was so creative and delicious!

B:

Wantsome more?

A:

I’m stuffed!

Key Vocabulary

combination

the result of mixing two or more things together

stuff

filled with food; no longer hungry

creative

having the ability to think of new ideas

foreigner

a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration

delicious

tasty

dish

food

Supplementary Vocabulary

Stir Fry

technique for cooking food in a wok while stirring it

Bitter

Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasan

Sour

Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids; sharp, tart, or tangy

Fishcake

A food consisting of a filleted fish and potato patty sometimes coated in breadcrumbs or batter

Tangy

A distinctively sharp taste, flavor, or odor, as that of orange juice.

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