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So I've been thinking about two of my very favorite cuisines, Thai and Mexican... It seems so natural that they'd make an awesome fusion cuisine. Bearing in mind that Mexico has several of its own regional cuisines, I think it's fair to say they broadly share several staple ingredients and spices:

- meats / seafood (esp chicken, pork, shrimp)
- chilis (though some Mexican cuisines rely more on smoked and/or dried chilis)
- cilantro, cumin, cinnamon, garlic - I'm sure there are others
- coconut, pineapple, mango, onion
- rice (though the types are different)

Having googled around a bit, I see there are restaurants that do just this - not that I thought I was the first to think of it anyway... Unfortunately, I'm in a smallish city in the Midwest (US), and the vast majority of restaurants here are national chains, so I'd probably have to travel 5+ hours to find such a place.

My question for you, then: have you had Thai x Mexican fusion food before? If so, is it as amazing as I think it would be? And if you've made your own, do you have recipes to share? Otherwise, I may just have to experiment - I think a curry al pastor would work well, or maybe a pad Thai with Mexican flair (like ancho, chipotle, or chorizo)... Now I'm hungry. Argh.

Do I need to refrigerate my preserved daikon radish after I open the package?

I love ordering duck noodle soup when i go to Thai restaurants, and I love the chili pepper flakes that are served with it. They are spicy and it has an interesting flavor. Does anyone know what this is?

Hi everyone,

There's a dish here in Melbourne, Australia that I've only been able to find from a few restaurants - and it's never the same name. The most recent version I had was called 'Pad Med Mamuang Himmapan', and I had it with thinly sliced beef.

The menu said it was made with dry roasted chilli, cashew nuts, thinly sliced onion and carrots. The beef is quite dark in colour, and has a sweet soy flavour, which may or may not have fish sauce - I thought I detected a hint of it. I'm assuming there is both light and sweet soy along with some oyster sauce and sugar in the marinade / sauce. The actual sauce is vary sparse in the dish.

Does anyone know of the recipe for this dish? I'd love to cook at home.

In the old city I used to live in, I frequently went to a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that had the best thai food I have been able to find (I live in North America). There was a dish there, that did not have a name but was described as "Siam Delight, Shrimp, Basil Leaves, Chili and Rice".

Does any one know if this is a well known dish and if so if they have any recipes to pass a long that might help me mimic this dish at home? I have googled this endlessly and nothing seems quite right - though I have seen a few options (none of the recipes I have found have enough liquid!) I miss it desperately, but I am no longer in the same country that this restaurant is located in! Any help would be appreciated :) I have been craving this dish for over a year and would LOVE to try and make it. (Though I am sure I will never be able to come close to the true dish).

Any help would be appreciated SO much!

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I have attached a photo of the dish if that might help :)

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I really like drunken noodle I could marry it. But ordering drunken noodle from restaurants adds up and becomes costly especially because I do it so much. I tried making it at home with a recipe my Thai friend gave me, but it turned out terrible and I just wasted a lot of ingredients :(

So I am wondering, if there is such a thing as drunken noodle premade sauce, so that I can just cook the rice noodles and pour the sauce (just like how I make spaghetti and alfredo pastas)?

I see Panang/Green curry paste and Pad Thai sauce on the shelves of every Asian grocery stores. But I don't remember ever seeing a drunken noodle sauce.

It would be great if I could get a link to the product, or if I could get the name of the product and the location where I could purchase it. I live in Southern California, US btw :)

Thank you!!!!

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PS. It would be also great if I could also get the name of the product and of the store for the pickled Thai chili (that you see in the restaurants on the spice tray) :) thanks!!!

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