Recipe: Pad thai

Ingredients

• 200 g flat rice noodles
• 200 g shrimp or chicken
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar
• Bean sprouts, chives and crushed peanuts
• Lime and oil

Method

1.- Soak the noodles in warm water for 20 minutes and drain.

2.- Mix the fish sauce, tamarind and sugar.

3.- Stir-fry the chicken or shrimp in a wok, set aside, and scramble the eggs.

4.- Add the noodles and sauce and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

5.- Add the shrimp, sprouts and chives. Serve with peanuts and lime.

A little history

It became popular in the 1940s, when the government of Plaek Phibunsongkhram promoted a national dish to strengthen the country’s identity.

Tip: Soak the noodles only until flexible: they finish cooking in the wok.

You may also like: Spanish omelette (tortilla de patatas), Andalusian gazpacho, Zucchini soup.