There's nothing more satisfying than making your own pad Thai.
Apr 24, 2023 4:00amSweet, salty, sour and spicy, Thai food hits all the right notes and then some. There are fragrant soups and Thai curries to savour, and noodles swimming in broth or stir-fried with a touch of heat. You'll recognise some classics such as chicken green curry and papaya salad, but have a crack at other less-familiar (but equally delicious) choices like stir-fried angle gourd or sour orange curries. You won't regret it.
Here are our best Thai recipes.
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Stir-fried beef and gai lan with rice noodles
Photo: Kirsten Bookallil
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Chicken stir-fried with holy basil and chilli
Photo: William Meppem
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Fast pad Thai
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Snapper curry with green beans and coriander
Photo: William Meppem
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Palisa Anderson's gaeng keow wan gai (Thai green chicken curry)
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Sunda's Thai-style chicken larb
Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
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Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson's bpla neung manow (steamed fish with spicy chilli and lime dressing)
Photo: Elise Hassey
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Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson's kor mhu yaang with nahm jim jaew (grilled pork neck with smoked chilli sauce)
Photo: Elise Hassey
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Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderon's choo chee pumpkin
Photo: Elise Hassey
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Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson's padt pedt gai (stir-fried spicy chicken wings and bamboo shoots)
Photo: Elise Hassey
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Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson's padt cha bpla (stir-fried fish with holy basil, wild ginger and green peppercorns)
Photo: Elise Hassey
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Larb gai
Photo: Ben Hansen
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Martin Boetz's khao soi
Photo: Chris Chen
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Chiang Mai chicken curry
Photo: William Meppem
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Khao pad naem
Photo: William Meppem
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Pineapple and dried prawns with kanom jin noodles (Kanom jin sao nahm)
Photo: Earl Carter
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Beef and potato Massaman curry
Photo: William Meppem
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Grilled chicken wings with nahm jim
Photo: William Meppem
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Crisp barramundi fillets with roasted chilli, mint and coriander
Photo: William Meppem
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Stir-fry of young angled gourd and tendrils
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Seared beef and green papaya salad
Photo: William Meppem
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Hor mok
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Sour orange fish curry (gaeng som)
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Grilled eggplant salad with prawns
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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David Thompson's stir-fried Siamese watercress
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Kanom jeen nahm yaa gai (noodles with fish curry and shredded chicken)
Photo: William Meppem
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Red duck curry
Photo: Lucy Weight
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Betel leaves with accoutrements (mieng kham)
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Crab, coconut and kaffir lime on betel leaves
Photo: William Meppem
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Muu yang with nahm jim jaew (barbecued pork with chilli dipping sauce)
Photo: William Meppem
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Pork neck, snake bean and peppercorn curry
Photo: William Meppem
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Fragrant chicken and coconut soup (Tom kha gai)
Photo: Chris Court
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Ma hor (Galloping horses)
Photo: Chris Court
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Mussel, clam and chilli jam salad
Photo: Chris Chen
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Stir-fried minced beef with chillies and holy basil (Neua pat bai grapao)
Photo: Earl Carter
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Crisp snapper and snake bean salad with Thai basil, soy and ginger
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Chicken and prawn salad with caramelised coconut and lime
Photo: Chris Chen
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Red curry of beef with green peppercorns, wild ginger and holy basil
Photo: Chris Chen
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Charred rice noodles and chicken with thickened "gravy" (Raat nar gai)
Photo: Earl Carter
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Pork pad kra pao with fried egg
Photo: Chris Chen
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David Thompson's prawns baked with vermicelli
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Larb ped (minced duck salad)
Photo: William Meppem
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David Thompson's green papaya salad
Photo Ben Dearnley
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Pad Thai
Photo: Earl Carter
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Prawn and pineapple tom yum with rice noodles
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson's bua loy (warm coconut cream pudding with taro dumplings)
Photo: Elise Hassey
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David Thompson's grilled sticky rice with banana paste
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Coconut jellies with banana and coconut sugar caramel
Photo: William Meppem
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Pandan, tapioca and young coconut pudding
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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