Why Thai Street Vendors Skip the Wok: The Flat-Pan Secret to Authentic Pad Thai
A deeply researched, ingredient-by-ingredient guide to making authentic Thailand street food-style Pad Thai at home. The video covers everything from making tamarind paste from scratch and palm sugar syrup to the cold-soak noodle technique that prevents gluey clumping, plus specialty ingredients like dried shrimp, pressed tofu, and garlic chives that Western takeout versions omit. Perfect for anyone who's been disappointed by homemade Pad Thai attempts.
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by Jason Farmer
#fish sauce #weeknight dinner #seafood #Asian grocery #umami #cold soak technique #rice noodles #stir fry #gluten-free #palm sugar #street food #from scratch #authentic #tofu #tamarind
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🧾 Ingredients
- 1rice noodles (medium, 3mm wide)
- 2palm sugar
- 3tamarind pulp (seedless wet tamarind block)
- 4fish sauce
- 5eggs
- 6large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 7pressed tofu
- 8shallot
- 9garlic
- 10sweet preserved radish
- 11dried shrimp
- 12bean sprouts
- 13garlic chives
- 14dry roasted peanuts
- 15neutral oil
- 16lime
- 17dried Thai chilis
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