Thai food has been a favourite of ours for quite some time now. With flavours that range from sweet to sour to spicy, Thai food is definitely something that has been topping our charts since the time we have started writing about food. We were recently invited by His Excellency Mr. Chutintorn Gongsakdi and his better half to the Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi as he welcomed Chef ML Kwantip Devakula, one of the judges of Masterchef Thailand for us to try out some of the best of Thai food.
Where to eat Thai food?
We have eaten at quite a few Thai restaurants here in Delhi and also in Thailand. To read more about our experiences, click on the following links to the restaurants: Neung Roi at Radisson Blu Mahipalpur, Spice Route at The Imperial, Ziu at Satyam Courtyard, a Thai grills menu at Bo Tai, Qutab along with Thai food festivals at Kiyan, The Roseate and The Lodhi. You can also read about our experiences aboard Thai Airways. The four regions of Thailand each hold their specialities as you taste spicy flavours from Isan, hot and salty dishes from Lanna, seafood and fresh produce from South and the mild, subtle and balanced flavours from the Central Plains.
What we ate at the Royal Thai Embassy?
The menu at His Excellency’s house was quite interesting and started off with Kanom Jeeb Thai (Thai fish dumplings made in the shape of Chickens) and Peek Gai Tod Sauce Sam Rod (Deep-fried Chicken wings served with three flavored Chili sauce which has quite a bit of sweetness in it). Although traditionally Thai food isn’t split up into courses just like most of the Asian cuisines, but being a sit-down dinner, the mains consisted of Gaeh Pad Prik Thai On which is a Stir-fried Rack of Lamb with young peppercorn, Choo Chee Ok Ped Rom Kwan, smoked Duck breast in the hot Red curry sauce, Saengwa Goong, a savory shrimp dip and Gaeng Jued Sam Kasad which is a clear soup which has chicken squid and shrimp in it. These were served along with Kao Sam See, sticky jasmine rice served in three different colours.
For dessert, Chef Devakula served us a traditional Som Chun which is a way of preserving fruits in syrup as it contains Lychee, Pomegranate, Kiwi and Orange along with Gleeb Lamduan and Wun Grob, both street-side sweets found all over Thailand. While the former is flower-shaped cookies, the latter is Crispy Jelly which I quite enjoyed. This Thai meal was quite interesting and something that we are going to cherish for quite a long time. Do let us know about your favourite Thai meal in the comments below and do head to our Instagram for an interesting contest where you can win yourself a meal at Le Cirque, The Leela Palace New Delhi.
