Cucumber Salad (Yum Tang Gwa)

Thai Translation – Yum = Spicy Salad; Tang Gwa = Cucumber

Cucumbers are abundant and nutritious vegetable that are also a great option to have with anything spicy because of their cooling, watery taste. Thai food is often served with a few slices of cucumber to help cool a spicy mouth and it is also used in many dipping sauces to add a depth to the flavours. This is a dish that is commonly served with satay or other meat skewers to compliment the more subtle flavours of the barbeque meat. It can also be served as an entree salad to freshen the pallet before eating a thick curry or other strong flavoured dish.

Raad Na (Wide Rice Noodles with Gravy)

Raad Na is a delicious noodle dish made with ribbons of wide rice noodles, oyster sauce, chicken and vegetables. It has its roots in Chinese cooking and has a similar thickness to the sauce and flavour that is typical of chinese cooking.

The name “Raad Na” means “to pour on the face” in Thai. This is because the sauce is usually poured onto the face of the noodles.