Thai food’s popularity is sweeping across Canada, and showing no signs of slowing down. If you’re interested in some of the most popular Thai dishes and what they include, take a look here:

Pad Thai: This super popular Thai dish typically includes stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, tofu or shrimp, bean sprouts, peanuts and a tangy tamarind sauce.
Thai Green Curry: Green Thai curry is considered the hottest of all Thai curries. A creamy and spicy green curry made with coconut milk, green curry paste (made using spicy green chillies) and meats such as chicken. See above for some Thai green curry recipe ideas.
Thai Red Curry: Typically milder than a Thai green curry, a Thai red curry is a rich and mildly spicy dish made with red curry paste, coconut milk and meats, offering a slightly sweet and smoky flavour. Browse our Thai red curry recipes above.
Tom Yum Goong: One of Thailand’s most iconic dishes, Tom Yum Goong is a spicy, sour and aromatic soup made with lemongrass, shallots, fish sauce, galangal, mushrooms, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice and red chilli peppers.
Som Tum: A spicy green papaya salad mixed with lime juice, fish sauce, peanuts and shrimp.
Massaman Curry: A rich, mildly spicy curry with a blend of Indian and Thai spices, slow-cooked with meat, potatoes and peanuts.

Thai Recipe FAQs

What’s the difference between Thai red curry and Thai green curry?

Thai red curry is a rich and mildly spicy dish made with red curry paste, coconut milk and meats, offering a slightly sweet and smoky flavour. Whereas Thai green curry uses green curry paste made from fresh green chillies, resulting in a spicier, brighter, and more herbaceous taste.

What is pad in Thai food?

Many Thai recipes have the word ‘pad’ in their name, such as the extremely popular Thai dish, pad Thai. ‘Pad’ in Thai, translates to ‘stir-fry’. Therefore pad Thai can be translated as Thai stir-fry.

What are Thai foods?

Many Thai recipes have the word ‘pad’ in their name, such as the extremely popular Thai dish, pad Thai. ‘Pad’ in Thai, translates to ‘stir-fry’. Therefore pad Thai can be translated as Thai stir-fry.